Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach
Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259755330
Author: Allan G. Bluman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Interstate Speeds It has been reported that the standard deviation of the speeds of drivers on Interstate 75 near Findlay, Ohio, is 8 miles per hour for all vehicles. A driver feels from experience that this is very low. A survey is conducted, and for 50 randomly selected drivers the standard deviation is 10.5 miles per hour. At α = 0.05, is the driver correct?

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