A product has an average impurity of 0.735 g. A new product was manufactured for which it was obtained in 20 impurity determinations average = 0.710 g and s = 0.0504 g. Can this new product be considered purer than the previous one at the 95% confidence level?

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A product has an average impurity of 0.735 g. A new product was manufactured for which it was obtained in 20 impurity determinations average = 0.710 g and s = 0.0504 g.

Can this new product be considered purer than the previous one at the 95% confidence level?

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