Student Solutions Manual for Basic Business Statistics
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321926708
Author: David M. Levine; Mark L. Berenson; Timothy C. Krehbiel; Kathryn A. Szabat; David F. Stephan
Publisher: Pearson Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 25PS
A manufacturer of chocolate candies uses machines to package candies as they move along a filling line. Although the packages are labelled as 8 ounces, the company wants the packages to contain a
a. Is there evidence that the population mean amount is different from 8.17 ounces? (Use a 0.05 of significance.)
b. Determine the p-value and interpret its meaning.
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Student Solutions Manual for Basic Business Statistics
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