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H0: 10
H1: > 10
The sample mean is 12 for a sample of 36. The population standard deviation is 3. Use the .02 significance level.

(a) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis. (b) State the decision rule. (c) Compute the value of the test statistic. (d) What is your decision regarding H0?
(e) What is the p-value? Interpret it.

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