The average rancher has a mean 2500 head of cattle. After a vegetarian riot in Montana, the hope is ranchers will raise fewer cows.  In a selection of 26 ranches it is found they have a mean 2458 head of cattle with a standard deviation of 88.  At α = .05, is there enough evidence to show ranchers are raising fewer cows?

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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32. The average rancher has a mean 2500 head of cattle. After a vegetarian riot in Montana, the hope is ranchers will raise fewer cows.  In a selection of 26 ranches it is found they have a mean 2458 head of cattle with a standard deviation of 88.  At α = .05, is there enough evidence to show ranchers are raising fewer cows?

 

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