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Question 9 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

The daily temperatures in fall and winter months in Virginia have a mean of 62o F. A meteorologist in southwest Virginia believes the mean temperature is colder in this area. The meteorologist takes a random sample of 30 daily temperatures from the fall and winter months over the last five years in southwest Virginia. The mean temperature for the sample is 59oF with a standard deviation of 6.21oF. Do the data provide convincing evidence at the level that the mean temperature in fall and winter months in southwest Virginia is less than 62o F?

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A
z = 2.65
B
t = 2.65
C
z = –2.65
D
t = –2.65
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