a. A random sample of 25 observations was drawn from a normal population. The sample mean and

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a. A random sample of 25 observations was drawn from a normal population. The sample mean and sample standard deviation are and s  15.

Calculate the test statistic (and for Excel users, the p-value) of a test to determine if there is enough evidence at the 10% significance level to infer that the population mean is not equal to 50.

b. Repeat part

(a) with n  15.

c. Repeat part

(a) with n  5.

d. Discuss what happens to the t-statistic (and for Excel users, the p-value) when the sample size decreases.

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Statistics For Management And Economics

ISBN: 9781133420774

9th Edition

Authors: Gerald Keller, Kenneth C Louden

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