Cadmium, a heavy​ metal, is toxic to animals.​ Mushrooms, however, are able to absorb and accumulate cadmium at high concentrations. A government set a safety limit for cadmium in dry vegetables at...


Cadmium, a heavy​ metal, is toxic to animals.​ Mushrooms, however, are able to absorb and accumulate cadmium at high concentrations. A government set a safety limit for cadmium in dry vegetables at 0.5 parts per million​ (ppm). The cadmium levels in a random sample of one species of edible mushroom are in the accompanying data set. At the 1​% significance​ level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level in this species of mushroom is greater than the​ government's recommended limit of 0.5 ​ppm? Assume that the population standard deviation of cadmium levels in this species of mushroom is 0.39 ppm. Preliminary data analyses indicate that applying the​ z-test is reasonable.​ (Note: The sum of the data is 6.76 ppm.)


State the hypotheses for the​ one-mean z-test.



H0​: μ = 0.5 ppm



Ha​: μ > 0.5 ppm



Compute the value of the test statistic.



z=0.56


​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)



Determine the critical​ value(s). Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box within your choice. (Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)





A. The critical value is zα=2.33





B. The critical values are ±zα/2=±____________





C. The critical value is −zα=___________






________________ (Reject or Do Not Reject) the null hypothesis. At the




1​% significance​ level, the data ____________ (do not provide or provide) sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean cadmium level is ___________ (less than, equal to, not the same as, more than) the​ government's recommended limit.






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