A sample of 77 measurments, randomly selected from a normally distributed population, resulted in a sample mean x¯=8.9 and sample standard deviation ?=1.92. Using ?=0.01, test the null hypothesis that the mean of the population is 8.4 against the alternative hypothesis that the mean of the population is less than 8.4 by giving the following: (a)    the degree of freedom :    (b)    the critical ? value :    (c)    the test statistic :     The final conclusion is A. We can reject the null hypothesis that ?=8.4. B. There is not sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis that ?=8.4.

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A sample of 77 measurments, randomly selected from a normally distributed population, resulted in a sample mean x¯=8.9 and sample standard deviation ?=1.92. Using ?=0.01, test the null hypothesis that the mean of the population is 8.4 against the alternative hypothesis that the mean of the population is less than 8.4 by giving the following:
(a)    the degree of freedom :   
(b)    the critical ? value :   
(c)    the test statistic :  

 

The final conclusion is


A. We can reject the null hypothesis that ?=8.4.
B. There is not sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis that ?=8.4.

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