Is this evidence that the mean nicotine content is actually


The nicotine content in cigarettes of a certain brand is Normally distributed with a standard deviation of σ = 0.1 milligrams. The brand advertises that the mean nicotine content of their cigarettes is μ =1.5, but measurements on a random sample of 100 cigarettes of this brand gave a mean of = 1.53. Is this evidence that the mean nicotine content is actually higher than advertised? To answer this, test the hypotheses H0: μ = 1.5 versus Ha: μ > 1.5. What is the value of the P-value?

  • 0
  • 0.3821
  • 0.0013
  • 0.9987

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