Listed below are weights (grams) from a simple random sample of "wheat" pennies (from Data Set 29 "Coin Weights" in Appendix B). U.S. Mint specifications now require a standard deviation of 0.0230 g for weights of pennies. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that wheat pennies are manufactured so that their weights have a standard deviation equal to 0.0230 g. Does the Mint specification appear to be met?

Test the given claim. Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, or critical value(s), then state the conclusion about the null hypothesis, as well as the final conclusion that addresses the original claim. Assume that a simple random sample is selected from a normally distributed population.

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2.5024 2.5298 2.4998 2.4823 2.5163 2.5222 2.4900 2.4907 2.5017 INDIAN PENNIES 3.0630 3.0487 2.9149 3.1358 29753 WHEAT PENNIES 3.1366 3.0755 3.1692 3.0476 3.1029 PRE-1983 PENNIES 3.1582 3.0406 3.0762 3.0398 3.1043 POST-1983 PENNIES 2.5113 2.4907 2.5024 2.5298 2.4950 CANADIAN PENNIES 3.2214 3.2326 2.4662 2.8357 3.3189 PRE-1964 QUARTERS 6.2771 6.2371 6.1501 6.0002 6.1275 POST-1964 QUARTERS 5.7027 5.7495 5.7050 5.5941 5.7247 DOLLAR COINS 8.1008 8.1072 8.0271 8.0813 8.0241