A company that manufactures pavers used in residential
landscaping. The company guarantees that the
paver average weight is no more than 10kg. However, recently the
company has received many complaints
that the pavers are heavier than expected. In an effort to address
the customers complaints, the quality
control manager selected a random sample of 40 pavers. The average
and standard deviation obtained from
this sample are 10.3kg and 3.1 kg, respectively. At α = 0.10, can
it be concluded the pavers average weight
is higher than 10kg? Use the critical value/rejection point
method
H0: 10
Ha: > 10
Test statistics
t = ( - ) / ( S / sqrt(n) )
= ( 10.3 - 10) / (3.1 / sqrt(40) )
= 0.61
t critical value at 0.10 significance level with 39 df = 1.685
Rejecion rule = Reject H0 if t > 1.685
Since test statistics falls in non-rejection region, we fail to reject H0
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