Conclusion of the new mean

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A typing instructor wondered whether a new method of instruction would result in a change in the mean typing speed of students. The old method produced a mean of 64 words per minute. The results (words per minute) for 38 students using the new method were as follows:

56

60

60

76

60

59

41

66

67

33

55

43

61

71

73

60

56

77

43

58

65

67

71

56

48

90

82

46

68

36

27

52

64

54

49

69

46

68

 

Note that Σ= 2233 and Σx2 = 138,053. At the 5% level of significance, can the instructor conclude that the new mean is different from 64?

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