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This exercise contain graphs portraying the decision criterion for a one-mean 2-test. The curve in each graph is the normal curve for the test statistic under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. For each exercise, determine the

a. rejection region.

c. critical value(s).

b. nonrejection region.

d. significance level.

e. Construct a graph similar to that in Fig. 9.3 on page 361 that depicts your results from parts (a)-(d).

f. Identify the hypothesis test as two tailed, left tailed or right tailed.

Short Answer

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(a) The rejection regions arez<-1.645

(b) The non rejection region isz>-1.645

(c)The critical values for the test arez0=-1.645

(d) The significance level is 0.01.

(e)

(f) Hypothesis is left tailed test.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given

The curve in each graph is the normal curve for the test statistic under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.

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Part(a) Step 2. Determine the rejection region

From the above graph it is clear that is that the rejection regions arez<-1.645

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Part (b) Step 3.  Determine the non-rejection region

From the above graph it is clear that is that the non- rejection regions arez>-1.645

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Part(c) Step 4. Determine the critical values.

The critical values for the test are z0=-1.645

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Part( d) Step 5. Determine the significance level

The graph shows the critical region in the one-tail so the area under the rejection region is the significance level. That is,α=0.05

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Part(e) Step 6. Construct a graph similar to that in Fig. 9.3 on page 361 that depicts your results from parts (a)-(d). 

The graph that depicts critical region, non critical region and critical value is shown below:

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Part (f) Step 7. Identify the hypothesis test as two tailed, left tailed or right tailed.

Here the hypothesis is left-tailed test.

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