A Machine Cuts Steel to Length for Nails

question 134

Short Answer

A machine cuts steel to length for nails. The mean length of a nail is 43 millimeters. There is concern that the settings of the machine producing the nails have changed. To test the claim, twelve nails (n = 12) were sampled. The mean of the sample is 41.5 and the standard deviation is 1.784. What is the value of the test statistic?

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