As practiced by many in buying skirts or pants, they use the neckline to check if the waistline of the skirts or pants fits them. We would like to study this claim by using a random sample of neckline and waistline of 15 people. The data collected are summarized in the table. Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Neckline (in cm) 33 30 40 35 42 39 35 37 39 39 44 44 42 32 41 Waistline (in cm) 83 68 71 78 96 92 67 76 84 83 96 98 101 73 77 1. What is the null and alternative hypothesis? 2. What is the critical value in the decision rule? 3. What is the appropriate decision? reject or fail to reject? 4. What is the conclusion?

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As practiced by many in buying skirts or pants, they use the neckline to check if the waistline of the skirts or pants fits them. We would like to study this claim by using a random sample of neckline and waistline of 15 people. The data collected are summarized in the table.

Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Neckline (in cm) 33 30 40 35 42 39 35 37 39 39 44 44 42 32 41
Waistline (in cm) 83 68 71 78 96 92 67 76 84 83 96 98 101 73 77

1. What is the null and alternative hypothesis?

2. What is the critical value in the decision rule?

3. What is the appropriate decision? reject or fail to reject?

4. What is the conclusion?

 

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