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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

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The accompanying data table lists the magnitudes of 50 earthquakes measured on the Richter scale. Test the claim that the population of earthquakes has a mean magnitude greater than 1.00. Use a 0.01 significance level. Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, and conclusion for the test. Assume this is a simple random sample.

0.710
0.740
0.640
0.390
0.700
2.200
1.980
0.640
1.220
0.200
1.640
1.320
2.950
0.900
1.760
1.010
1.260
0.000
0.650
1.460
1.620
1.830
0.990
1.560
0.390
1.280
0.830
1.330
0.540
1.250
0.920
1.000
0.790
0.790
1.440
1.000
2.240
2.500
1.790
1.250
1.490
0.840
1.420
1.000
1.250
1.420
1.350
0.930
0.400
1.390

Identify the test statistic.

(round to two decimal places)

Identify the P-value.

(round to three decimal places as needed)

Fail to reject H0. There is insufficient evidence?

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