Step 1 :In a two-tailed hypothesis about a population mean with a sample size of 100, the standard deviation is known, and the significance level is 0.10. For a two-tailed test, this significance level is split between the two tails of the distribution. Therefore, we need to find the z-scores that correspond to the upper and lower 5% of the distribution (0.10/2 = 0.05).
Step 2 :The z-score is a measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean. In a standard normal distribution, about 95% of the data will fall within two standard deviations of the mean. Therefore, the z-scores that correspond to the upper and lower 5% of the distribution will be approximately -1.96 and 1.96.
Step 3 :However, the options given do not include these values. The closest option is \(z<-1.64\) and \(z>1.64\). This would correspond to a significance level of about 0.10, which is the given significance level. Therefore, this is likely the correct answer.
Step 4 :To confirm this, we can calculate the exact z-scores that correspond to the upper and lower 5% of a standard normal distribution. The calculated z-scores match the option \(z<-1.64\) and \(z>1.64\). Therefore, this is the correct rejection region for a two-tailed hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.10.
Step 5 :Final Answer: The correct rejection region for a two-tailed hypothesis test about a population mean with a sample size of 100, the standard deviation is known, and the significance level is 0.10 is \(\boxed{z<-1.64 \text{ and } z>1.64}\).