In a study of cereal leaf beetle damage on oats, researchers measured the number of beetle larvae per stem in small plots of oats after randomly applying one of two treatments: no pesticide or Malathion at the rate of 0.25 pound per acre.

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anonymous · Answer

Control:	2	4	3	4	2	3	3	5	3	2	6	3
Treatment:	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1

anonymous · Answer

Is there significant evidence at the 1% level that the mean number of larvae per stem is reduced by Malathion? Carry out a complete test.

anonymous · Answer

@mathstudent55 @Luis_Rivera @phi

phi · Answer

can you remind me how we do these type problems ?

anonymous · Answer

umm

anonymous · Answer

im not really sure, thats why im asking lol

anonymous · Answer

@phi ?

phi · Answer

I remember something about the null hypothesis...  but I would have to research it because I don't remember the details off the top of my head...