Consider the Following Hypothesis Test

question 131

Short Answer

Consider the following hypothesis test:
Ho: μ = 10
Ha: μ ≠ 10
A sample of 81 provides a sample mean of 9.5 and a sample standard deviation of 1.8.
a. Determine the standard error of the mean.
b. Compute the value of the test statistic.
c. Determine the p-value; and at 95% confidence, test the above hypotheses.

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