1
An industry spokesperson claims that the mean income of entry-level employees is \$29,500 with a standard deviation of $2500. A reporter plans to test this claim through interviews with a random sample of 40 entry-level employees. If the reporter finds a sample mean more than \$500 less than the claimed \$29,500, she will dispute the spokesperson's claim. What is the probability that the reporter will commit a Type I error?
A
\(P\left(t < \dfrac{29000-29500}{\dfrac{2500}{\sqrt{40}}}\right)\) with df = 40−1
B
\(P\left(z < \dfrac{29000-29500}{\dfrac{2500}{\sqrt{40}}}\right)\)
C
\(P\left(t < \dfrac{29000-29500}{2500}\right)\) with df = 40−1
D
\(P\left(z < \dfrac{29000-29500}{2500}\right)\)
E
This cannot be calculated without knowing the sample standard deviation.