The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims that Idaho produce…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims that Idaho produces a lower potato yield than Nevada. Potato yield is measured in hundreds of pounds (cwt) per acre. A random sample of 24 plots of potatoes from Idaho gave the mean yield of 350.1 cwt with the standard deviation of 34.6 cwt. An independent random sample of 21 plots from Nevada produced the average of 383.4 cwt with the standard deviation of 37.2 cwt. At 5% significance level, what is the appropriate conclusion? You may assume that potato yields from both are normally distributed. Which of the following is the proper alternative hypothesis?
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