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One section of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is designed to have a mean
temperature of -10°C. The temperature is measured 19 times over the course of a day and
it is found that the sample mean is -9.7°C, while there is a sample standard deviation
of 0.35°C. Does the evidence indicate (at the 5% significance level) that the mean
temperature is different to -10°C?
To answer this question, we need to perform a hypothesis test. The null hypothesis, denoted as H0, assumes that the mean temperature is equal to -10°C. The alternative hypothesis, denoted as Ha, assumes that the mean temperature is different from -10°C.
The significance level, denoted as α, is given as 5%. This means that if the p-value associated with our test is less than 0.05, we will reject the null hypothesis, indicating that there is evidence supporting the alternative hypothesis.
To conduct the hypothesis test, we can perform a one-sample t-test. The formula to calculate the test statistic is as follows:
t = (sample mean - hypothesized mean) / (sample standard deviation / sqrt(sample size))
Given the information provided, we have:
Sample mean (x̄) = -9.7°C
Hypothesized mean (μ) = -10°C
Sample standard deviation (s) = 0.35°C
Sample size (n) = 19
Now, let's calculate the test statistic:
t = (-9.7 - (-10)) / (0.35 / sqrt(19))
t = -0.3 / (0.35 / 4.3589)
t = -0.3 / 1.2421
t ≈ -0.2415
Next, we need to determine the p-value associated with this test statistic. To do this, we can consult a t-distribution table or use statistical software. The p-value represents the probability of observing a test statistic as extreme as the one calculated, assuming the null hypothesis is true.
Finally, compare the p-value to the significance level (0.05). If the p-value is less than 0.05, we reject the null hypothesis; otherwise, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.
Please note that I cannot provide the exact p-value without the degrees of freedom associated with the t-distribution, which depends on the sample size. You can consult a t-distribution table or use statistical software to determine the p-value given the degrees of freedom.
I would recommend using statistical software or consulting a statistician to calculate the p-value and interpret the results.