2) You work for the FTC. A manufacturer of detergent claims that the mean weight of detergent is at least 6.5 lb. You take a random sample of 64 containers. You calculate the sample average to be 6.43 lb. with a standard deviation of .14 Ib. At the 0.02 level of significance, is the manufacturer correct?

2) You work for the FTC. A manufacturer of detergent claims that the mean weight of detergent is at least 6.5 lb. You take a random sample of 64 containers. You calculate the sample average to be 6.43 lb. with a standard deviation of .14 Ib. At the 0.02 level of significance, is the manufacturer correct?

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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