The Manager of a Grocery Store Wants to Determine Whether

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Short Answer

The manager of a grocery store wants to determine whether the amount of water contained in 1-gallon bottles purchased from a nationally known manufacturer actually averages 1 gallon. It is known from the specifications that the standard deviation of the amount of water is equal to .02 gallon. A random sample of 32 bottles is selected, and the mean amount of water per 1-gallon bottle is found to be .995 gallon. Calculate a confidence interval to test the hypotheses at α = .001 and determine whether the specifications are being met.

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Definitions:

Prepuce

A fold of skin that covers the head of the penis in males and the clitoris in females; commonly referred to as the foreskin in males.

Cremaster Muscles

Muscles that cover the testes, involved in the reflex action of moving the testicles closer to or further from the body to regulate temperature.

Dartos Muscles

Smooth muscle fibers found in the scrotum that regulate temperature by contracting and relaxing, affecting the testicles' proximity to the body.

Scrotal Skin

The thin, external skin that covers the scrotum, which is the pouch that contains and protects the testicles, regulating their temperature for proper sperm production.