A chemical manufacturing plant monitors the dynamic viscosity of a specialized polymer. Historical records indicate that the viscosity follows a normal distribution with a mean of 214.5 centipoise214.5\text{ centipoise}214.5 centipoise and a standard deviation of 18.4 centipoise18.4\text{ centipoise}18.4 centipoise.
After modifying the cooling stage of the production process, it is suggested that the mean viscosity of the polymer has changed. To investigate this claim, a random sample of 40 batches is tested under the new conditions.
The sum of the viscosity measurements for these 40 batches is found to be 8825.2 centipoise8825.2\text{ centipoise}8825.2 centipoise.
Assuming that the viscosity values remain normally distributed, test at the 5% significance level the claim that the mean viscosity has changed.
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