A Coffee-Dispensing Machine Is Supposed to Deliver 8 Ounces of Liquid

question 48

Multiple Choice

A coffee-dispensing machine is supposed to deliver 8 ounces of liquid into each paper cup, but a consumer believes that the actual mean amount is less.The consumer obtained a sample of 49 cups of the dispensed liquid with average of 7.75 ounces.If the sample variance of the dispensed liquid delivered per cup is 0.81 ounces, and α = 0.05, the appropriate decision is to ________.

• A)increase the sample size
• B)reduce the sample size
• C)fail to reject the 8-ounces claim
• D)maintain status quo
• E)reject the 8-ounces claim

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