Big babies: The National Health Statistics Reports described a study in which a sample of 320 one-year-old baby boys were weighed. Their mean weight was 25.8 pounds with standard deviation 5.3 pounds. A pediatrician claims that the mean weight of one-year-old boys differs from 25 pounds. Do the data provide convincing evidence that the pediatrician's claim is true? Use the a 0.01 level of significance and the critical value method with the Critical Values for the Student's t Distribution Table (a) State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. (b) Compute the value of the test statistic. (c) State a conclusion.
Big babies: The National Health Statistics Reports described a study in which a sample of 320 one-year-old baby boys were weighed. Their mean weight was 25.8 pounds with standard deviation 5.3 pounds. A pediatrician claims that the mean weight of one-year-old boys differs from 25 pounds. Do the data provide convincing evidence that the pediatrician's claim is true? Use the a 0.01 level of significance and the critical value method with the Critical Values for the Student's t Distribution Table (a) State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. (b) Compute the value of the test statistic. (c) State a conclusion.
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