Government regulations restrict the amount of pollutants that can be released to the atmosphere through industrial smokestacks. To demonstrate that their smokestacks are releasing pollutants below the mandated limit of 8 parts per billion pollutants, REM Industries collects a random sample of 29 readings. The mean pollutant level for the sample is 7.65 parts per billion with a population standard deviation of 0.8 parts per billion. Do the data support the claim that the average pollutants produced by REM Industries are below the mandated level at a 0.10 significance level? Assume the population of readings is approximately normally distributed. Step 2 of 3: Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places.

A study of a population showed that​ males' body temperatures are approximately Normally distributed with a mean of 98.4°F and a population standard deviation of 0.40°F. What body temperature does a male have if he is at the 95th ​percentile? Draw a​ well-labeled sketch to support your answer.

In nutrition, the recommended daily allowance of vitamins is a number set by the government to guide an individual's daily vitamin intake. Actually, vitamin needs vary drastically from person to person, but the needs are closely approximated by a normal curve. To calculate the recommended daily allowance, the government first finds the standard deviation and the average need for vitamins among people in the population. The recommended daily allowance is then defined as the mean plus 2.7 times the standard deviation. What fraction of the population will receive adequate amounts of vitamins under this plan? Click here to see page 1 of the table for areas under the standard normal curve. Click here to see page 2 of the table for areas under the standard normal curve. The fraction of the population that will receive adequate amounts of vitamins under the given plan is (Type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

Records indicate that the mean weight of mature rainbow trout in Eagle Creek is 1.75 kg with a standard deviation of 0.33 kg. After years of marked oxygen depletion from pollutants in the creek, a biologist wants to see if the standard deviation, o, of weights has changed. The biologist measures the weights of 20 randomly chosen mature rainbow trout from the creek and finds that the sample standard deviation is 0.38 kg. Assume the current weights of mature rainbow trout in the creek follow a normal distribution. Does the biologist have sufficient evidence to conclude that the population standard deviation, o, differs from 0.33 kg? To answer, complete the parts below to perform a hypothesis test. Use the 0.10 level of significance.

A random sample of 100 observations from a quantitative population produced a sample mean of 28.0 and a sample standard deviation of 6.5. Use the p-value approach to determine whether the population mean is different from 31.

Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries. This is why LDL is known as "bad cholesterol." LDL is measured in milligrams per deciliter of blood, or mg/dL. In a population of adults at risk for cardiovascular problems, the distribution of LDL levels is normal, with a mean of 123 mg/dL and a standard deviation of 41 mg/dL. If an individual's LDL is at least 1 standard deviation or more above the mean, he or she will be monitored carefully by a doctor. What percentage of individuals from this population will have LDL levels 1 or more standard deviations above the mean? Use the 68–95–99.7 rule. (Enter your exact answer as a whole number.) percentage %