STATISTICS F/BUSINESS+ECONOMICS-TEXT
STATISTICS F/BUSINESS+ECONOMICS-TEXT
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781305881884
Author: Anderson
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 9.7, Problem 56E

Suppose the project director for the Hilltop Coffee study (see Section 9.3) asked for a .10 probability of claiming that Hilltop was not in violation when it really was underfilling by 1 ounce (μa = 2.9375 pounds). What sample size would have been recommended?

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