Discussion:
Q: A farmer sells sacks of potatoes at a county fair. Each bag is labeled 60 pounds. The fair organizers employ a statistician to verify that all business is conducted accurately. The statistician selects 50 sacks of the farmer's potatoes and finds a sample mean of 57 pounds. The standard deviation is 8 pounds. Test the claim that the sacks do not contain 60 pounds at the .05 significance level.
Identify the following:
A) Ho (Null hypothesis).
1. Critical Value
B) Test Statistic (show calculation)
C) Your conclusion about the null hypothesis
D) Your statement about the claim