A manufacturer claims that it has increased the shelf life of a line of cake mixes. Past records indicate that the average shelf life of the mix is 216 days. After a revised mix has been developed, a sample of six boxes of cake mix gave these shelf lives (in days): 215, 217, 218, 219, 216, and 217.Using α = 0.05, test the manufacturer claim that the shelf life of the cake mix is more than 216 days.   a- Standard Deviation  b- Testing a mean, Calculated  c- Critical mean, Table  d- p-value  e-What do we conclude?

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A manufacturer claims that it has increased the shelf life of a line of cake mixes. Past records indicate that the average shelf life of the mix is 216 days. After a revised mix has been developed, a sample of six boxes of cake mix gave these shelf lives (in days): 215, 217, 218, 219, 216, and 217.Using α = 0.05, test the manufacturer claim that the shelf life of the cake mix is more than 216 days.

 

a- Standard Deviation 

b- Testing a mean, Calculated 

c- Critical mean, Table 

d- p-value 

e-What do we conclude? 

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