For Exercises 9–16, perform the small-sample sign test for the population median. Use the following steps:

  1. Use Appendix Table I to find the value of .
  2. State the rejection rule.
  3. Calculate .
  4. Provide the conclusion and the interpretation of the hypothesis test.

Question 14.24

16. Test whether the population median differs from 1000, using level of significance .

950 1000 975 925 900 1000 1025 900
875 950 1000 975 925 750 775 900