In Testing the Hypotheses

question 57

Essay

In testing the hypotheses:
H0: μ = 25
HA: μ  25
a random sample of 36 observations drawn from a normal population whose standard deviation is 10 produced a mean of 22.8.
Explain briefly how to use the confidence interval in the previous question to test the hypothesis.

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