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1. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the 30-year mortgage rate is now less than 6 percent. a sample of eight small banks in the Midwest revealed the following 30-year rates (in percent); perform a hypothesis test:

4.85.36.54.86.15.86.25.6

2. Experience raising New Jersey Red Chickens revealed the mean weight of the chickens at five months is 4.35 pounds. The weights follow the normal distribution. In an effort to increase their weight, a special additive is added to the chicken feed. the subsequent weights of a sample of five-month-old chickens were (in pounds); perform a hypothesis test:

4.414.374.334.354.304.394.364.384.404.39

3. At the time she was hired as a server at the Grumney Family Restaurant, Beth Brigden was told, "You can average more than $20 a day in tips." Over the first 35 days she was employed at the restaurant, the mean daily amount of her tips was $24.85, with a standard deviation of $3.24. at the .01 significance level, can Ms. Brigden conclude that she is earning an average of more than $20 in tips?

4.The manufacturer of the X-15 steel-belted radial truck tire claims that the mean mileage the tire can be driven before the tread wears out is 60,000 miles. the standard deviation of the mileage is 5,000 miles. the Crosset Truck company bought 48 tires and found that the mean mileage for their trucks is 59,500 miles. Is Crosset's experience different from that claimed by the manufacturer at the .05 significance level?

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