According to a Survey, the Mean Height for Men Is $\bar { x } = 68.6$

question 39

Multiple Choice

According to a survey, the mean height for men is 68.9 inches. In a sample of 320 men between the ages of 60 and 69 , the mean height was $\bar { x } = 68.6$ inches. Public health officials want to determine whether the mean height $\mu$ for older men is less than the mean height of all adult men. Assuming the population standard deviation to be $\sigma = 2.82$ inches, compute the P-value.

• A) 0.0287
• B) -1.9030
• C) 0.0574
• D) 0.9713

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