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One of the physicians in the primary care facility where you work has been accused of not adhering to the facility's guideline of spending an average of 17 minutes of face-to-face time per patient. The supervisor is concerned that any significant deviation from this guideline will detract from the facility's ability to efficiently treat patients. Before initiating disciplinary actions, the supervisor has asked you to review the records for a sample (n=75) of the physician's patient visits for the past year to determine if the accusations are true. Based on these 75 visits, you find that the mean face-to-face time per patient is 14.75 and the sample standard deviation is 11.5. Perform a hypothesis test to evaluate the claim that the amount of time the physician spends with each patient is different from average time specified by the facility's guideline. Interpret your findings in the context of the study using a 5% level of significance.