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A hydraulic press is operating correctly when the standard deviation of the pressure is less than 120 pounds-per-square-inch (psi) .Suppose you take a random sample of 15 measurements throughout the day of the psi and find the standard deviation to be 148.Suppose you want to test whether the press is operating correctly.
-What are the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses?

• A)H₀ : σ² = 120² and H₁ : σ² > 120²
• B)H₀ : σ = 120 and H₁ : σ < 120
• C)H₀ : σ = 120 and H₁ : σ ≠ 120
• D)H₀ : σ² > 120 and H₁ : σ² ≤ 120

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