We Are Testing H₀: µ ≤ 42; Versus H_A: µ

question 11

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We are testing H₀: µ ≤ 42; versus H_A: µ > 42. When = 45, s = 1.2, and n = 15, at α = .01 we do not reject the null hypothesis. Assume that the population from which the sample is selected is normally distributed.

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