The Nero Match Company sells matchboxes that are supposed to have an average of 40 matches per box, with σ = 10. A random sample of 90 matchboxes shows the average number of matches per box to be 42.8. Using a 1% level of significance, can you say that the average number of matches per box is more than 40?   What is the value of the sample test statistic?

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The Nero Match Company sells matchboxes that are supposed to have an average of 40 matches per box, with σ = 10. A random sample of 90 matchboxes shows the average number of matches per box to be 42.8. Using a 1% level of significance, can you say that the average number of matches per box is more than 40?

 

What is the value of the sample test statistic?

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