​Cadmium, a heavy​ metal, is toxic to animals.​ Mushrooms, however, are able to absorb and accumulate cadmium at high concentrations. A government set a safety limit for cadmium in dry vegetables at 0.5 parts per million​ (ppm). The cadmium levels in a random sample of one species of edible mushroom are in the accompanying data set. At the 10​% significance​ level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level in this species of mushroom is greater than the​ government's recommended limit of 0.5 ppm? Assume that the population standard deviation of cadmium levels in this species of mushroom is 0.41 ppm. Preliminary data analyses indicate that applying the​ z-test is reasonable.​ (Note: The sum of the data is 6.71 ppm.) data below 0.66, 0.21, 0.26, 0.86, 0.94, 1.17, 0.38, 0.31, 0.85,0.37,0.46,0.24 State the hypotheses for the​ one-mean z-test. H0​:μ less than< greater than> not equals≠ equals= Ha​:μ equals= greater than> less than< not equals≠ ​(Type integers or decimals. Do not​ round.) Part 2 Compute the value of the test statistic. z=enter your response here ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.) Part 3 Determine the​ P-value. P=enter your response here ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) Part 4 Reject Do not reject the null hypothesis. At the 10​% significance​ level, the data provide do not provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level is not the same as less than equal to more than the​ government's recommended limit.

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​Cadmium, a heavy​ metal, is toxic to animals.​ Mushrooms, however, are able to absorb and accumulate cadmium at high concentrations. A government set a safety limit for cadmium in dry vegetables at 0.5 parts per million​ (ppm). The cadmium levels in a random sample of one species of edible mushroom are in the accompanying data set. At the 10​% significance​ level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level in this species of mushroom is greater than the​ government's recommended limit of 0.5 ppm? Assume that the population standard deviation of cadmium levels in this species of mushroom is 0.41 ppm. Preliminary data analyses indicate that applying the​ z-test is reasonable.​ (Note: The sum of the data is 6.71 ppm.) data below

0.66, 0.21, 0.26, 0.86, 0.94, 1.17, 0.38, 0.31, 0.85,0.37,0.46,0.24

State the hypotheses for the​ one-mean z-test.
H0​:μ
less than<
greater than>
not equals≠
equals=
Ha​:μ
equals=
greater than>
less than<
not equals≠
​(Type integers or decimals. Do not​ round.)
Part 2
Compute the value of the test statistic.
z=enter your response here
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
Part 3
Determine the​ P-value.
P=enter your response here
​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
Part 4
Reject
Do not reject
the null hypothesis. At the 10​%
significance​ level, the data
provide
do not provide
sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level is
not the same as
less than
equal to
more than the​ government's recommended limit.
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