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11.6 Exercise 32

Avg difficulty 2.5

For each word problem, use a solution sheet to solve the hypothesis test problem. Go to the reference for the chi-square solution sheet. Round expected frequency to two decimal places.

According to an avid aquarist, the average number of fish in a 20-gallon tank is 10, with a standard deviation of two. His friend, also an aquarist, does not believe that the standard deviation is two. She counts the number of fish in 15 other 20-gallon tanks. Based on the results that follow, do you think that the standard deviation is different from two? Data: 11; 10; 9; 10; 10; 11; 11; 10; 12; 9; 7; 9; 11; 10; and 11.

OpenStax Statistics, 11.6 Test of a Single Variance, exercise 32

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