Test Hypotheses About a Population Mean with Unknown
-Find the Standardized

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Multiple Choice

Test Hypotheses about a Population Mean with Unknown
-Find the standardized test statistic t for a sample with n = 10, x = 8.8, s = 1.3, and = 0.05 if H0: 9.7. Round your answer to three decimal places.

• A) \(- 2.189\)
• B) \(- 3.186\)
• C) \(- 3.010\)
• D) \(- 2.617\)

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