The 26 contestants in the pentathlon event of the 1992 Olympics ran the 200-mter dash in the following times (in seconds):

The 26 contestants in the pentathlon event of the 1992 Olympics ran the 200-mter dash in the following times (in seconds): 25.44, 24.39, 25.66, 23.93, 23.34, 25.01, 24.27, 24.54, 25.44, 24.86, 23.95, 23.31, 24.60, 23.12, 25.29, 24.40, 25.24, 24.43, 23.70, 25.20, 25.09, 24.48, 26.13, 25.28, 24.18, and 23.83. (Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1994, page 1101). In testing the null hypothesis that the mean time required for pentathlon contestants to run this race is 25 seconds against the alternative hypothesis that the mean time required is less than 25 seconds, in which of the following intervals is the P-value located?



(A) P < .005
(B) .005 < P < .01
(C) .01 < P < .05
(D) .05 < P < .10
(E) .10 < P





Answer: B


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