Use the Sign Test to Test the Indicated Claim

question 69

Essay

Use the sign test to test the indicated claim. The heights of 16 randomly selected women are
given below. Use a significance level of 0.05 to test the claim that the population median is
equal to 64.0 inches. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } 62.9 & 61.9 & 66.4 & 68.5 & 63.7 & 64.0 & 65.2 & 67.0 \\70.2 & 65.3 & 64.0 & 60.3 & 64.3 & 66.9 & 65.0 & 63.8\end{array}$$

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