Question

The makers of Mini-Oats cereal have an automated packaging machine that is set to fill boxes with 24.3 ounces of cereal (as labeled on the box). At various times in the packaging process, we select a random sample of 100 boxes to see if the machine is (on average) filling the boxes as labeled. On Tuesday morning, at 7:45 a.m., a random sample of 100 boxes produced an average amount of 23.6 ounces. Which of the following is an appropriate statement of the null hypothesis?
A) The machine fills the boxes with the proper amount of cereal.
B) The average is 24.3 ounces (H0: μ = 24.3)
C) The machine is not filling the boxes with the proper amount of cereal (H0: μ ≠ 24.3 ounces).
D) The machine is not putting enough cereal in the boxes.
E) The average is less than 24.3 ounces (H0: μ < 24.3).
F) The machine fills the boxes with an average of 23.6 ounces (H0: μ = 23.6).

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The null hypothesis will say that the mean is equal to what it is supposed to be. In this case, each box is supposed to have 24.3 ounces of cereal.

So, your null hypothesis would be that the average is equal to 24.3, or H₀ = 24.3. B.

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