An environmental specialist wants to test whether households that use wood-burning pellet stoves emit more environmental toxins than the typical household that uses any other means of home heating. The researcher compared air quality tests of the wood-burning households to the national average air quality for the United States. What is the appropriate statistical test for this research design?

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An environmental specialist wants to test whether households that use wood-burning pellet stoves emit more environmental toxins than the typical household that uses any other means of home heating. The researcher compared air quality tests of the wood-burning households to the national average air quality for the United States. What is the appropriate statistical test for this research design?
 
 

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