Science Fiction Novels Average 290 Pages in Length $\alpha = 0.05$

question 147

Essay

Science fiction novels average 290 pages in length. The average length of 10 randomly chosen novels written by I. M. Wordy was 365 pages in length with a standard deviation of 50 . At $\alpha = 0.05$ , are Wordy's novels significantly longer than the average science fiction novel?

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