Suppose That a Z Test Of $H _ { 0 } : \mu = \mu _ { 0 } \text { ver sus } H _ {o } : \mu < \mu _ { 0 }$

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Essay

Suppose that a z test of $H _ { 0 } : \mu = \mu _ { 0 } \text { ver sus } H _ {o } : \mu < \mu _ { 0 }$ is conducted. The critical value $z _ { \boldsymbol { \alpha } }$ is determined by specifying __________ and using the fact that $Z = \left( \bar { X } - \mu _ { 0 } \right)/ ( \sigma / \sqrt { n } )$ has a __________ distribution when $H _ { o }$ is true.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or precision of the sample mean estimate of a population mean, reflecting how much the sample mean would vary if the study were repeated.

Sampling Distribution

Chance distribution specifics for a statistic based on a random sampling method.

Sample Mean

The average of the observations in a sample, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution pattern of a statistic that emerges from analyzing a large collection of samples taken from a specified group.