Rechargeable Batteries a Researcher Wants to Study the Average Lifetime

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Essay

Rechargeable Batteries A researcher wants to study the average lifetime of a certain brand of rechargeable batteries (in hours). In testing the hypotheses, H ₀: m = 950 hours vs. H ₁: m ¹ 950 hours, a random sample of 25 rechargeable batteries is drawn from a normal population whose standard deviation is 200 hours. {Rechargeable Batteries Narrative} Review the results of the previous questions. What is the effect of increasing the sample size on the value of b ?

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