TABLE 9-1 Microsoft Excel Was Used on a Set of Data Involving

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TABLE 9-1
Microsoft Excel was used on a set of data involving the number of defective items found in a random sample of 46 cases of light bulbs produced during a morning shift at a plant. A manager wants to know if the mean number of defective bulbs per case is greater than 20 during the morning shift. She will make her decision using a test with a level of significance of 0.10. The following information was extracted from the Microsoft Excel output for the sample of 46 cases:

-Referring to Table 9-1, state the alternative hypothesis for this study.

Identify what constitutes a population and a sample in research.

Comprehend the role and importance of replication in scientific research.

Distinguish between inferential and descriptive statistics in hypothesis testing.

Describe the impact of sampling methods on the generalizability of research findings.

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