The average blood glucose level of a large population was found to be 130 mg/dl or greater than that. However, a doctor believes this measured value to be less. For 16 number of samples, he finds that the average blood glucose level to be 120 mg/dl with a standard deviation of 2.2. State the null and alternative hypotheses. At a confidence interval of 90%, is there enough evidence to accept the null hypothesis?

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The average blood glucose level of a large population was found to be 130 mg/dl or greater than that. However, a doctor believes this measured value to be less. For 16 number of samples, he finds that the average blood glucose level to be 120 mg/dl with a standard deviation of 2.2.

  • State the null and alternative hypotheses.
  • At a confidence interval of 90%, is there enough evidence to accept the null hypothesis?

 

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