The Following Output from MINITAB Presents the Results of a Hypothesis

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following output from MINITAB presents the results of a hypothesis test.
Test of $m u = 40$ vs. not $= 40$
The assumed standard deviation $13.1$

$\begin{array}{llccrc}\mathrm{N} & \text { Mean } & \text { SE Mean } & 95 \% \text { CI } & \mathrm{Z} & \mathrm{P} \\61 & 43.33 & 1.575135 & (2.46057432,8.6351017) & 1.985354 & 0.047105 \\\hline\end{array}$

What is the $P$ -value?

• A) 0.047105
• B) 43.33
• C) 1.985354
• D) 1.575135

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