We have been provided a sample mean, sample size, and population standard deviation. In the given case, use the one-mean z-test to perform the required hypothesis test at the 5%significance level.

x¯=21,n=32,σ=4,H0:μ=22,Ha:μ<22

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The value of z is -1.41, critical value is-1.645,P=0.002and rejectH0.

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Step 1. Given information.

Consider the given question,

x¯=21,n=32,σ=4,H0:μ=22,Ha:μ<22

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Step 2. Consider the test hypothesis.

Consider the given hypothesis,

μis the population mean.

The test hypothesis,

H0:μ=22VsHa:μ<22

Therefore, the test is left tailed test.

And the level of significance isα=0.05.

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Step 3. Use the test statistics.

We want to find the hypothesis test about the mean μ,

z=x¯-μ0σn=21-22432=-1.41

Therefore, this is left tailed test with α=0.05, the critical value is -za=-z0.05=-1.645

The rejection region is z<-z0.05.

Here, data-custom-editor="chemistry" z=-1.41>-1.645.

Therefore, we do not reject H0at 5% level of significance as the value of the test statistics z does not fall in the rejection region.

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