A researcher knows that the average height of Filipino women is 1.525 meters. A random sample of 26 women was taken and was found to have a mean height of 1.56 meters, with a standard deviation of .10 meters. Is there reason to believe that the 26 women in the sample are significantly taller than the others at .05 significance level?

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A researcher knows that the average height of Filipino women is 1.525 meters. A random sample of 26 women was taken and was found to have a mean height of 1.56 meters, with a standard deviation of .10 meters. Is there reason to believe that the 26 women in the sample are significantly taller than the others at .05 significance level?

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