A Sample of 85 Chewable Vitamin Tablets Have a Sample $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 270 , H _ { 1 } : \mu \neq 270$

question 167

Multiple Choice

A sample of 85 chewable vitamin tablets have a sample mean of 272 milligrams of vitamin C. Nutritionists want to perform a hypothesis test to determine how strong the
Evidence is that the mean mass of vitamin C per tablet differs from 270 milligrams. State
The appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.

• A) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu = 270 , H _ { 1 } : \mu \neq 270\)
• B) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 270 , H _ { 1 } : \mu = 270\)
• C) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu = 272 , H _ { 1 } : \mu \neq 272\)
• D) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 272 , H _ { 1 } : \mu = 272\)

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