4. Injection of certain type of hormones is said to increase the mean weight of eggs by 0.3 ounces. A sample of 30 eggs has an arithmetic mean of 0.4 ounces and standard deviation equal to 0.20. Is this enough reason to accept the statement that the mean increase is 0.3 ounces using 0.01 level of significance?

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4. Injection of certain type of hormones is said to increase the mean weight of eggs by 0.3
ounces. A sample of 30 eggs has an arithmetic mean of 0.4 ounces and standard deviation
equal to 0.20. Is this enough reason to accept the statement that the mean increase is 0.3
ounces using 0.01 level of significance?
Transcribed Image Text:4. Injection of certain type of hormones is said to increase the mean weight of eggs by 0.3 ounces. A sample of 30 eggs has an arithmetic mean of 0.4 ounces and standard deviation equal to 0.20. Is this enough reason to accept the statement that the mean increase is 0.3 ounces using 0.01 level of significance?
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