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Identify the null Hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, conclusion about null hypothesis, and final conclusion that address the original claim.

Various temperature measurements are recorded at different times for particular city. The mean of 20 C is obtained for 40 temperatures on 40 different days. Assuming the standard deviation = 1.5 C, test the claim that the population mean is 22 C. Use a 0.05 significance level.

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In this solution, we identify the null Hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, conclusion about null hypothesis, and final conclusion that address the original claim for the given data.

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