The Diameter of 3 $\alpha$ = 005, the Appropriate Decision Is ___

question 39

Multiple Choice

The diameter of 3.5 centimetre discs is normally distributed.Periodically, quality control inspectors at Winnipeg Discs randomly select a sample of 16 discs.If the mean diameter of the discs is too large or too small the disc punch is shut down for adjustment; otherwise, the punching process continues.The last sample showed a mean and standard deviation of 3.55 and 0.08 centimetres, respectively.Using $\alpha$ = 0.05, the appropriate decision is ___.

• A)reject the null hypothesis and shut down the punch
• B)reject the null hypothesis and do not shut down the punch
• C)do not reject the null hypothesis and shut down the punch
• D)do not reject the null hypothesis and do not shut down the punch
• E)do nothing

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