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Transcribed Image Text:Test the claim that the mean GPA of night students is larger than 2 at the 0.025 significance level.
The null and alternative hypothesis would be:
Но: и<2 Но:р %3D 0.5 Но:д %3 2 Но:р< 0.5 Но:р > 0.5 Но: n> 2
H1: µ > 2 H1:p + 0.5 H1:µu # 2 H1:p > 0.5 H1:p < 0.5 H1: µ < 2
The test is:
left-tailed right-tailed two-tailed
Based on a sample of 40 people, the sample mean GPA was 2.01 with a standard deviation of 0.06
The p-value is:
(to 2 decimals)
Based on this we:
Reject the null hypothesis
OFail to reject the null hypothesis
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