A bond analyst is analyzing the interest rates for equivalent municipal bonds issued b wo different states. At a = 0.05, is there enough evidence to conclude that there is a difference in the interest rates paid by the two states? State A State B Sample size Mean interest rate (%) 60 60 3.2 3.4 Population variance A) Yes, because the test value -5.86 is outside the critical region -1.96

A bond analyst is analyzing the interest rates for equivalent municipal bonds issued b wo different states. At a = 0.05, is there enough evidence to conclude that there is a difference in the interest rates paid by the two states? State A State B Sample size Mean interest rate (%) 60 60 3.2 3.4 Population variance A) Yes, because the test value -5.86 is outside the critical region -1.96

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