Question 13, 8.1.8
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Claim: The standard deviation of pulse rates of adult males is more than $11 \mathrm{bpm}$. For a random sample of 130 adult males, the pulse rates have a standard deviation of $11.8 \mathrm{bpm}$. Complete parts (a) and (b) below.
a. Express the original claim in symbolic form.
V $\square \square \mathrm{bm}$
(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
Solution
Step 1 :The original claim is that the standard deviation of pulse rates of adult males is more than 11 bpm. This can be expressed in symbolic form as \( \sigma > 11 \).