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A study took random samples from ocean beaches. A total of 40 samples of size 250...

A study took random samples from ocean beaches. A total of 40 samples of size 250 mL were taken, and the mean number of plastic microparticles of sediment was 18.3 with a standard deviation of 8.2. Test for evidence that the mean number of microparticles is different from acceptable levels 15.

  1. What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this test?      
  2. Calculate the hypothesis test standard error.
  3. Calculate the t test statistic. Show all work.
  4. Draw/label/shade a curve. Be sure to include the center and t test statistic.
  5. Use STATKEY to find the p-value.
  6. State the conclusion of your hypothesis test in context of the problem.
  7. How large a sample would you need for a 95% confidence interval in order to get a margin of error within ± 0.5 using a standard deviation of 4.

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