Reginald Brown, an Inspector from the Department of Industry, Weighs $$\alpha = 0.01$$

question 73

Essay

Reginald Brown, an inspector from the Department of Industry, weighs fifteen 18-ounce cereal boxes of
corn flakes. He finds their mean weight to be 17.78 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.4 ounces. Are
the cereal boxes lighter than they should be? Let $$\alpha = 0.01$$

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