Population standard deviation

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Consider the following hypothesis test:

Hσ: μ ≤ 50

Hσ: μ > 50

A sample of 60 is used and the population standard deviation is 8.Use the critical value approach to state your conclusion for eachof the following sample results. Use a=.05

a. x-bar=52.5

c. x-bar=51.8

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