Testing hypotheses about the mean

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When testing hypotheses about the mean, the appropriate significance test may be a Z-test or a t-test. In general, when is the Z-test appropriate and when is the t-test appropriate? Are there circumstances when these two tests are roughly comparable? Explain.

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