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Hypothesis Testing: Mean Weight of Dole Pineapple

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Scenario: Dole Pineapple, Inc., is concerned that the 16-ounce can of sliced pineapple is being overfilled. Assume the standard deviation of the process is .03 ounces. The quality control department took a random sample of 50 cans and found that the arithmetic mean weight was 16.05 ounces. At the 5 percent level of significance, can we conclude that the mean weight is greater than 16 ounces? Determine the p-value.

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This solution provides the step-by-step methodology needed for the calculation of the test statistic for the population mean. Formula for the calculation and interpretations of the results are also included. An interactive Excel sheet is attached which allows the user to edit the inputs and obtain the complete results for a new set of data in the future. A Word document is also attached.

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