The Sergio Lumber Company manufacturers plywood.One step in the process is the one where the veneer is dried by passing through a huge dryer (similar to an oven)where much of the moisture in the veneer is extracted.At the end of this step,samples of veneer are tested for moisture content.It is believed that pine veneer will be less moist on average than will fir veneer.The following data were reported recently where the values represent the percent moisture in the wood: Based on these data,the critical t value from the t-distribution will be 1.7459 if the significance level is set at 0.05.

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The Sergio Lumber Company manufacturers plywood.One step in the process is the one where the veneer is dried by passing through a huge dryer (similar to an oven)where much of the moisture in the veneer is extracted.At the end of this step,samples of veneer are tested for moisture content.It is believed that pine veneer will be less moist on average than will fir veneer.The following data were reported recently where the values represent the percent moisture in the wood:  Based on these data,the critical t value from the t-distribution will be 1.7459 if the significance level is set at 0.05.

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Since the question does not provide any hypothesis testing or the sample size, it cannot be determined whether the critical t-value is actually 1.7459 or not. Therefore, option A is true based on the information provided in the question.

The Sergio Lumber Company Manufacturers Plywood