Rechargeable Batteries
a Researcher Wants to Study the Average Lifetime $\mu$

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Rechargeable Batteries
A researcher wants to study the average lifetime of a certain brand of rechargeable batteries (in hours).In testing the hypotheses,H₀: $\mu$ = 950 hours vs.H₁: $\mu$ $\neq$ 950 hours,a random sample of 25 rechargeable batteries is drawn from a normal population whose standard deviation is 200 hours.
-{Rechargeable Batteries Narrative} Recalculate $\beta$ if $\alpha$ is lowered from 0.10 to 0.05.

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