Solve the Problem. -A Test of Sobriety Involves Measuring the Subject's Motor Skills

question 155

Essay

Solve the problem.
-A test of sobriety involves measuring the subject's motor skills. Twenty randomly selected sober subjects take
the test and produce a mean score of 41.0 with a standard deviation of 3.7. At the 0.01 level of significance, test
the claim that the true mean score for all sober subjects is equal to 35.0. Use the traditional method of testing
hypotheses.

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