Based on a Random Sample of 25 Units of Product

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Based on a random sample of 25 units of product X,the average weight is 102 lbs.and the sample standard deviation is 10 lbs.We would like to decide whether there is enough evidence to establish that the average weight for the population of product X is greater than 100 lbs.Assume the population is normally distributed.One way of expressing the null hypothesis is H₀: μ = 100.

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