Solved: In an investigation of the toxin produced by a certain poisonoussnake, a

Chapter 8, Problem 76

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In an investigation of the toxin produced by a certain poisonoussnake, a researcher prepared 26 different vials, eachcontaining 1 g of the toxin, and then determined the amountof antitoxin needed to neutralize the toxin. The sample averageamount of antitoxin necessary was found to be 1.89 mg,and the sample standard deviation was .42. Previousresearch had indicated that the true average neutralizingamount was 1.75 mg/g of toxin. Does the new data contradictthe value suggested by prior research? Test the relevanthypotheses using the P-value approach. Does the validity ofyour analysis depend on any assumptions about the populationdistribution of neutralizing amount? Explain.

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