We can use a one-sample t-test to determine if the average number of students who visit the library per day is significantly different from 350.
Given data:
- Null hypothesis, Ho: \mu = 350 (average number of students per day is 350)
- Alternative hypothesis, Ha: \mu \neq 350 (average number of students per day is not 350)
- Sample mean, \bar{x} = 372.6
- Population standard deviation, \sigma = 52.414
- Sample size, n = 30
- Significance level, \alpha = 0.05
Calculate the t-score:
t = \frac{\bar{x} - \mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}
Substitute the values:
t = \frac{372.6 - 350}{\frac{52.414}{\sqrt{30}}}
t\approx2.362
Find the critical t-value at a significance level of 0.05 with degrees of freedom (df) = n-1 = 29 using a t-table or calculator.
Since this is a two-tailed test, we need to look for the critical t-value at \alpha/2 = 0.025 for df = 29.
The critical t-value is approximately \pm 2.045 for df = 29.
Compare the calculated t-value with the critical t-value:
Since 2.366 > 2.045, we reject the null hypothesis.
Therefore, we have enough evidence to reject the head of the faculty library's claim that the average number of students who visit the library per day is 350. Instead, the average number of students is significantly different from 350.
\boxed{ \text{Answer: We reject the null hypothesis. The head of the faculty library claim is not supported.} }