Determine if the weights for this sample

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A researcher knows that the body weights of 6-year olds in the state is normally distributed with µ = 20.9 kg and σ = 3.2.  She suspects that children in a certain school district are different.  With a sample of n = 16 children, the researcher obtains a sample mean of M = 22.8. 

  1. State the Independent and Dependent Variables
  2. State the Null Hypothesis in words and symbols.

b State the alternative Hypothesis in words and symbols.

  1. Compute the appropriate statistic.
  2. What is the decision (Retain or Reject)
  3. State the full conclusion in words

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Use a two-tailed test and the .05 of significance to determine if the weights for this sample are significantly higher  than what would be expected for the regular population of 6-year- olds.

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