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1. From a population of cans of coffee marked "12 ounces," a sample of 50 cans was selected and the contents of each can were weighed. The sample revealed a mean of 11.8 ounces with a SAMPLE standard deviation of 0.5 ounces.
a. Formulate the hypotheses to test alternative hypothesis that the mean of the population is less than 12 ounces.
b. Compute the test statistic.
c. What is your conclusion? Let a = .05.

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Formulate the hypothesis to test alternative
1. From a population of cans of coffee marked "12 ounces," a sample of 50 cans was selected and the contents of each can were weighed. The sample revealed a mean of 11.8 ounces with a SAMPLE standard deviation of 0.5 ounces.
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a. Formulate the hypotheses to test alternative hypothesis that the mean of the population is less than 12 ounces.
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