Chapter 8.4, Problem 12BSC

Testing Hypotheses. In Exercises 9-24, assume that a simple random sample has been selected and test the given claim. Unless specified by your instructor, use either the P-value method or the critical value method for testing hypotheses. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value (or range of P-values), critical value(s), and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

12. Discarded Plastic The weights (lb) of discarded plastic from a sample of households is listed in Data Set 23 in Appendix B, and the summary statistics are n = 62, $\bar{x}$ = 1.911 lb, and s = 1.065 lb. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean weight of discarded plastic from the population of households is greater than 1.800 lb.