A Manufacturer Wants to Increase the Shelf Life of a Line

Essay

A manufacturer wants to increase the shelf life of a line of cake mixes. Past records indicate that the average shelf life of the mix is 216 days. After a revised mix has been developed, a sample of nine boxes of cake mix had a mean of 217.222 days and a standard deviation of 1.2019 days. At the 0.025 significance level, decide if the sample data support the claim that shelf life has increased. State your decision in terms of the null hypothesis.