document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169498>Question 1169498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Provide an appropriate response.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sally wants to test the hypotheses shown below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Null hypothesis: mean = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alternative hypothesis: mean > 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Would she want to reject the null hypothesis if the sample mean turned out to be much smaller than 30? Explain your thinking. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "since the mean is less than 30, she could not reject the null hypothesis because the mean is not greater than 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she should, however, recommend another test to determine if the mean is less than 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an alternate test would be to determine if the mean is 30.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that test would look at the high end and the low end to see if the test criteria was met.<BR>\n" );
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