A computer manufacturer claimed that the mean weight of their laptops is 5.5 pounds. A sample of 125 of their laptops showed that they had a mean weight of 5.1 pounds, with a sample standard deviation of 1.1 pounds. With a 5% level of significance, test this hypothesis.

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A computer manufacturer claimed that the mean weight of their laptops is 5.5 pounds.
A sample of 125 of their laptops showed that they had a mean weight of 5.1 pounds,
with a sample standard deviation of 1.1 pounds. With a 5% level of significance, test
this hypothesis.
Reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to oppose the computer
manufacturer's claim.
O Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is enough evidence to oppose the computer
manufacturer's claim.
Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to oppose the computer
manufacturer's claim.
Reject the null hypothesis. There is enough evidence to oppose the computer manufacturer's
claim.
Transcribed Image Text:A computer manufacturer claimed that the mean weight of their laptops is 5.5 pounds. A sample of 125 of their laptops showed that they had a mean weight of 5.1 pounds, with a sample standard deviation of 1.1 pounds. With a 5% level of significance, test this hypothesis. Reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to oppose the computer manufacturer's claim. O Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is enough evidence to oppose the computer manufacturer's claim. Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to oppose the computer manufacturer's claim. Reject the null hypothesis. There is enough evidence to oppose the computer manufacturer's claim.
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