Suppose you are interested in testing whether the mean earnings of men in the General Social Survey is representative of the earnings of the entire U.S. male population. The average male in the General Social Survey earned $31,607 in 2005 and the average male in the population earned $33,405 in 2005. State the null and research hypotheses. (you can write out your hypotheses using words, rather than use symbols if that's easier)

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Suppose you are interested in testing whether the mean earnings of men in the General Social Survey is representative of the earnings of the entire U.S. male population. The average male in the General Social Survey earned $31,607 in 2005 and the average male in the population earned $33,405 in 2005. State the null and research hypotheses. (you can write out your hypotheses using words, rather than use symbols if that's easier)

 

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