Soft Drink Consumption A researcher claims that the average yearly consumption of soft drinks per person is 52 gallons. In a sample of 57 randomly selected people, the mean of the yearly consumption was 52.4 gallons. The standard deviation of the population is 3.5 gallons. On the basis of the P-value, is the researcher's claim valid at α=0.10? Compute the test value. Always round z score values to at least two decimal places. z=   Find the P-value. Round it to four decimals. P-value=

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Soft Drink Consumption A researcher claims that the average yearly consumption of soft drinks per person is 52 gallons. In a sample of 57 randomly selected people, the mean of the yearly consumption was 52.4 gallons. The standard deviation of the population is 3.5 gallons. On the basis of the P-value, is the researcher's claim valid at α=0.10?

Compute the test value. Always round z score values to at least two decimal places.

z=
 

Find the P-value. Round it to four decimals.

P-value=

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