The mean lifetime of a sample of 100 light tubes produced by a company is found to be 1570 hours with standard deviation of 80 hours. Test the hypothesis that the mean lifetime of the tubes produced by the company is 1600 hrs

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Z = (score-mean)/SD = (1600-1570)/SEm

SEm = SD/√n

Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion/probability. Relate to your level of significance (.05 or .01).