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Testing a Claim about a Population Mean

Question 7 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

The distribution of the heights of five-year-old children has a mean of 42.5 inches. A pediatrician believes the five-year-old children in a city are taller on average. The pediatrician selects a random sample of 40 five-year-old children and measures their heights. The mean height of the sample is 44.1 inches with a standard deviation of 3.5 inches. Do the data provide convincing evidence at the level that the mean height of five-year-old children in this city is greater than 42.5 inches?

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t = negative 2.89
Option A
B
z = negative 2.89
Option B
C
t = 2.89
Option C
D
z = 2.89
Option D
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