Fertilizer: A new type of fertilizer is being tested on a plot of land in an orange grove, to see whether it increases the amount of fruit produced. The mean number of pounds of fruit on this plot of land with the old fertilizer was 394 pounds. Agriculture scientists believe that the new fertilizer may change the yield. State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. The null hypothesis is Hu = The alternate hypothesis is H₁ :μ # 394 ☑ 394 ك

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Fertilizer: A new type of fertilizer is being tested on a plot of land in an orange grove, to see whether it increases the amount of fruit produced. The mean
number of pounds of fruit on this plot of land with the old fertilizer was 394 pounds. Agriculture scientists believe that the new fertilizer may change the yield.
State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.
The null hypothesis is Hu
=
The alternate hypothesis is H₁ :μ #
394
☑
394
ك
Transcribed Image Text:Fertilizer: A new type of fertilizer is being tested on a plot of land in an orange grove, to see whether it increases the amount of fruit produced. The mean number of pounds of fruit on this plot of land with the old fertilizer was 394 pounds. Agriculture scientists believe that the new fertilizer may change the yield. State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. The null hypothesis is Hu = The alternate hypothesis is H₁ :μ # 394 ☑ 394 ك
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