A frozen food company that makes burritos currently has employees making burritos by hand.It is considering purchasing equipment to automate the process and wants to determine if the automated process would result in lower variability of burrito weights.To conduct a hypothesis test using a 0.05 level of significance,the proper format for the null and alternative hypotheses is (where the current by-hand process is process 1 and the automated process is process 2).

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The proper format for the null and alternative hypotheses would be:

Null Hypothesis: The variability of burrito weights is the same for the by-hand process (Process 1) and the automated process (Process 2).
Alternative Hypothesis: The variability of burrito weights is lower for the automated process (Process 2) than for the by-hand process (Process 1).

By using a 0.05 level of significance, the company can determine if there is enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

A Frozen Food Company That Makes Burritos Currently Has Employees