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Test the claim about the population mean ,
μ, at the given level of significance using the given sample statistics.
Claim: μ≠6000; α=0.07; σ=340. Sample statistics: x=5800, n= 37
Identify the null and alternative hypotheses.
The standardized test statistic is
Determine the critical value(s).
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