Consider the Following Hypothesis Test

question 24

Essay

Consider the following hypothesis test:
H₀: μ = 10
H_a: 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 the 5% level, test the above hypotheses.

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