Problem I To test the effect of direct sunlight on seed production, a scientist tested seed production in exposed (top of plant) and shaded (bottom of plant) flowers of 10 plants. Later, he determined the number of seeds set per pod at each location. The data were as follows: Plant Top Bottom 1 40 28 2 44 42 3 51 48 4 43 42 5 48 43 6 39 41 7 41 30 8 30 37 9 46 31 10 48 19 Test the hypothesis of no difference between the population means against the alternative that the top flowers set more seeds and compute a 0.95 confidence interval for your statistic.

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To test the effect of direct sunlight on seed production, a scientist tested seed production in
exposed (top of plant) and shaded (bottom of plant) flowers of 10 plants. Later, he determined
the number of seeds set per pod at each location. The data were as follows:
Plant
Top
Bottom
1
40
28
2
44
42
3
51
48
4
43
42
5
48
43
6
39
41
7
41
30
8
30
37
9
46
31
10
48
19
Test the hypothesis of no difference between the population means against the alternative that the
top flowers set more seeds and compute a 0.95 confidence interval for your statistic.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem I To test the effect of direct sunlight on seed production, a scientist tested seed production in exposed (top of plant) and shaded (bottom of plant) flowers of 10 plants. Later, he determined the number of seeds set per pod at each location. The data were as follows: Plant Top Bottom 1 40 28 2 44 42 3 51 48 4 43 42 5 48 43 6 39 41 7 41 30 8 30 37 9 46 31 10 48 19 Test the hypothesis of no difference between the population means against the alternative that the top flowers set more seeds and compute a 0.95 confidence interval for your statistic.
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