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Watch your weight: A study published in 2008 reported that the mean weight of men aged 40-59 was 89.3 kg. Another study, published in 2016, reported that a sample of 192 men aged 40-59 had an average weight of 87 kg. Assume the population standard deviation is =σ14.2 kg. Can you conclude that the mean weight of men aged 40-59 is lower in 2016 than in 2008? Use the =α0.05 level of significance.Part: 0 / 50 of 5 Parts CompletePart 1 of 5(a) State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.H0: H1: The hypothesis test is a ▼left-tailed test.

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Watch your weight: A study published in 2008 reported that the mean weight of men aged 40-59 was 89.3 kg. Another study, published in 2016, reported that a sample of 192 men aged 40-59 had an average weight of 87 kg. Assume the population standard deviation is =σ14.2 kg. Can you conclude that the mean weight of men aged 40-59 is lower in 2016 than in 2008? Use the =α0.05 level of significance.Part: 0 / 50 of 5 Parts CompletePart 1 of 5(a) State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.H0: H1: The hypothesis test is a ▼left-tailed test.

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Solution

The null hypothesis (H0) and the alternate hypothesis (H1) for this problem would be:

H0: μ = 89.3 kg (The mean weight of men aged 40-59 in 2016 is the same as in 2008) H1: μ < 89.3 kg (The mean weight of men aged 40-59 in 2016 is less than in 2008)

The hypothesis test is a left-tailed test because we are testing if the mean weight in 2016 is less than the mean weight in 2008.

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