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Suppose you are interested in conducting the statistical
Chapter 7, Problem 29E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 29E
Suppose you are interested in conducting the statistical test of and you have decided to use the following decision rule: Reject H0 if the sample mean of a random sample of 81 items is more than 270. Assume that the standard deviation of the population is 63.
Express the decision rule in terms of z.
b. Find α, the probability of making a Type I error, by using this decision rule.
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QUESTION:
Problem 29E
Suppose you are interested in conducting the statistical test of and you have decided to use the following decision rule: Reject H0 if the sample mean of a random sample of 81 items is more than 270. Assume that the standard deviation of the population is 63.
Express the decision rule in terms of z.
b. Find α, the probability of making a Type I error, by using this decision rule.
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 3
Given the hypothesis is
against .
Given n = 81,