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Find the significance levels that reject a claim

At an early stage in analysing the marks scored by a large number of candidates in an examination paper, the Examining Board takes a random sample of 250 candidates and finds that their marks satisfy ∑x=11872\sum x=11872 and ∑x2=646193\sum x^2=646193. Using these figures, the null hypothesis μ=49.5\mu=49.5 is tested against the alternative μ<49.5\mu<49.5 at the α%\alpha\% level of significance. Determine α\alpha for which the null hypothesis is rejected in favour of the alternative hypothesis.

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CJC · Lecture · Example 4

Define the population mean, identify the unknown and choose the tail from the stated alternative. Keep unrounded values until the final answer.

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