Nationally, the population as a whole watches 6.2 hours of TV per day. A random sample of 1,017 senior citizens report watching an average of 4.6 hours of TV daily, with a standard deviation of 0.7. Which test do we use to determine if senior citizens watch a statistically significant lower amount of TV? Why? Should it be one or two tailed?

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Nationally, the population as a whole watches 6.2 hours of TV per day. A random sample of 1,017 senior citizens report watching an average of 4.6 hours of TV daily, with a standard deviation of 0.7. Which test do we use to determine if senior citizens watch a statistically significant lower amount of TV? Why? Should it be one or two tailed?
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