The Quality Control Manager of a Major Cell Phone Provider

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Essay

The quality control manager of a major cell phone provider is concerned about the life of the cell phone batteries they use.He took a sample of 13 batteries from a recent shipment and used them continuously until they failed to work.The manager measured the number of hours the batteries lasted and found the mean to be 550.4 with a standard deviation of 315.3.What is the critical value for α = .10 to test the claim that the mean life of the batteries is more than 400 hours? Test the claim at .10.

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