3. A machine is set to fill a small bottle with 9.0 grams of medicine, A sample of eight bottles revealed the following amounts (grams) in each bottle. 9.2 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.7 9.0 At the .01 significance level, can we conclude that the mean weight is less than 9.0 grams? a) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.

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3. A machine is set to fill a small bottle with 9.0 grams of medicine, A sample of eight bottles
revealed the following amounts (grams) in each bottle. 9.2 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.7 9.0
At the .01 significance level, can we conclude that the mean weight is less than 9.0 grams?
a) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.
Transcribed Image Text:3. A machine is set to fill a small bottle with 9.0 grams of medicine, A sample of eight bottles revealed the following amounts (grams) in each bottle. 9.2 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.7 9.0 At the .01 significance level, can we conclude that the mean weight is less than 9.0 grams? a) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.
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