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Can I get some help on problem 1 A-C

Problem 1: According to the website lendingtree.com, the average debt is $5700 per household
in America. The mayor of a small town is wondering if the average debt for people in his town is
lower than the national average. He surveyed an SRS of 28 households and found that the
average debt is $5437 with a standard deviation of $2014.
A) Determine the population mean, p and the sample mean x-bar.
B) Classify the hypotheses test as two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed. Explain your answer.
C) Determine the null hypothesis for the hypothesis test. Write out in words and in math
symbols.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1: According to the website lendingtree.com, the average debt is $5700 per household in America. The mayor of a small town is wondering if the average debt for people in his town is lower than the national average. He surveyed an SRS of 28 households and found that the average debt is $5437 with a standard deviation of $2014. A) Determine the population mean, p and the sample mean x-bar. B) Classify the hypotheses test as two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed. Explain your answer. C) Determine the null hypothesis for the hypothesis test. Write out in words and in math symbols.
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μ=5700n=28x=5437s=2014

A).The required population mean is μ=5700 and sample mean x=5437.

B). From the statement of the question "The Mayor of a small town is wondering if the average debt for people in his town is lower then the national average", it can be concluded that a left-tailed hypothesis test needs to be conducted.

 

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