A garden seed wholesaler wishes to test the claim that tomato seeds germinate faster when each individual seed is "pelletized" within a coating of corn starch. The table below shows the germination times, in days, of six pelletized seeds. The table also shows the germination times in days of six un-coated seeds (the controls).
$\begin{array}{rrrrrrr}
\hline \text { Pelletized: } & 9 & 9 & 9 & 8 & 7 & 8 \
\text { Control: } & 9 & 10 & 11 & 13 & 9 & 11 \
\hline
\end{array}$
Can you conclude that the mean germination time for pelletized seeds is less than the mean for the un-pelletized seeds? Use the $\alpha = 0.05$ level of significance.

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To determine if the mean germination time for pelletized seeds is less than for un-pelletized seeds, we can perform a hypothesis test. The null hypothesis ($H_0$) would state that there is no difference in mean germination times between the two groups, while the alternative hypothesis ($H_1$) would state that the mean germination time for pelletized seeds is less than for un-pelletized seeds.Calculating the mean germination time for both groups:- Pelletized: $\frac{9 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 8}{6} = 8.33$ days- Control: $\frac{9 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 9 + 11}{6} = 10.5$ daysThe mean germination time for pelletized seeds (8.33 days) is indeed less than for the control group (10.5 days). To formally conclude this at the $\alpha = 0.05$ level of significance, a statistical test such as a t-test would be used to compare the means of the two groups. Given the context and the data provided, without performing the actual t-test calculation but observing the difference in means, it suggests that there is a significant difference favoring the pelletized seeds. However, the final conclusion would depend on the p-value from the t-test. If the p-value is less than 0.05, we reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative, concluding that the mean germination time for pelletized seeds is statistically significantly less than for the un-pelletized seeds at the 0.05 level of significance.

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