Big babies: The National Health Statistics Reports described a study in which a sample of  96  one-year-old baby boys were weighed. Their mean weight was  25.6  pounds with standard deviation  5.3  pounds. A pediatrician claims that the mean weight of one-year-old boys is greater than  25  pounds. Do the data provide convincing evidence that the pediatrician's claim is true? Use the  =α0.05  level of significance and the  P -value method and Excel. Part: 0 / 5 0 of 5 Parts Complete   Part 1 of 5       (a)State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.   H0 :  =μ25 H1 :  >μ25 This hypothesis test is a ▼two-tailed test.                                                                 Part: 1 / 5 1 of 5 Parts Complete   Part 2 of 5       (b)Compute the value of the test statistic. Round the answer to at least three decimal places.   =t

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Big babies: The National Health Statistics Reports described a study in which a sample of 

96

 one-year-old baby boys were weighed. Their mean weight was 

25.6

 pounds with standard deviation 

5.3

 pounds. A pediatrician claims that the mean weight of one-year-old boys is greater than 

25

 pounds. Do the data provide convincing evidence that the pediatrician's claim is true? Use the 

=α0.05

 level of significance and the 

P

-value method and Excel.

Part: 0 / 5
0 of 5 Parts Complete
 
Part 1 of 5
 
 

 

(a)State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.

 

H0
=μ25
H1
>μ25
This hypothesis test is a ▼two-tailed test.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part: 1 / 5
1 of 5 Parts Complete
 
Part 2 of 5
 
 

 

(b)Compute the value of the test statistic. Round the answer to at least three decimal places.

 

=t
 
 
 
 
 
 
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