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• Step 1: State null and alternate hypotheses

• Step 2: Select a level of significance

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• Step 3: Identify the test statistic (z, t, F, c²) and draw curve with critical value

Step 4: Formulate a decision rule

Step 5: Take a random sample, compute the test statistic, compare it to critical value, and make decision to reject or not reject null and hypotheses