SCENARIO 9-1
Microsoft Excel was used on a set of data involving the number of defective items found in a random
sample of 46 cases of light bulbs produced during a morning shift at a plant.A manager wants to
know if the mean number of defective bulbs per case is greater than 20 during the morning shift.She
will make her decision using a test with a level of significance of 0.10.The following information
was extracted from the Microsoft Excel output for the sample of 46 cases:
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 9-1, the null hypothesis would be rejected if a 1% probability
of committing a Type I error is allowed.

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SCENARIO 9-1
Microsoft Excel was used on a set of data involving the number of defective items found in a random
sample of 46 cases of light bulbs produced during a morning shift at a plant.A manager wants to
know if the mean number of defective bulbs per case is greater than 20 during the morning shift.She
will make her decision using a test with a level of significance of 0.10.The following information
was extracted from the Microsoft Excel output for the sample of 46 cases: 
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 9-1, the null hypothesis would be rejected if a 1% probability
of committing a Type I error is allowed.

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The null hypothesis would be rejected if the p-value is less than or equal to the significance level (alpha), which is 1% in this case. The statement does not provide enough information to determine if this condition is met.

SCENARIO 9-1 Microsoft Excel Was Used on a Set of Data Involving