A popular retail store has 15 open positions but having trouble attracting a large number of applicants. The CEO decides to offer health benefits for these positions to increase the average number of applicants. The company records the number of applicants for each position before adding benefits and after adding benefits. Conduct the appropriate test to determine if the average number of applicants increased after adding benefits to the positions.

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before	after
28	22
25	17
21	29
23	18
22	15
29	27
22	32
23	27
20	33
17	23
29	21
21	29
15	12
15	26
12	29

a.Specify the null and alternative hypotheses.

H(O): __________?____________. ____?___. ____?____

H(A): ___________?___________ _____?___. _____?___

1. What are the values for the test statistic and p-value?(Round to 4decimal places)

Test statistic = _____?___

p-value = _____?______

c.At the 5% significance level, what are the decision and conclusion for thistest?

_____?___. ______?____. Therefore, we ____?______ conclude

__________________________?________________________