It Is Desired to Test H0: μ = 12 Against

question 124

Multiple Choice

It is desired to test H0: μ = 12 against Ha: μ ≠ 12 using α = 0.05. The population in question is uniformly distributed with a standard deviation of 2.0. A random sample of 100 will be drawn from this population. If μ is really equal to 11.9, what is the value of β associated with this test?

• A) .9209
• B) .0791
• C) .4210
• D) .0395

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