The question of whether Friday the 13th is an unusually unlucky day or whether this idea is just superstition was evaluated. Researchers in the United Kingdom examined the relation between (a) numbers of traffic accidents on past Friday the 13ths versus (b) numbers of accidents occurring on Friday the 6ths. (all between July 1990 and November 1992). Friday the 6th   Friday the 13th 139,246            138,548 134,012            132,908 137,055            136,018 133,732            131,843 123,552            121,641 121,139            118,723 128,293            125,532 124,631            120,249 124,609            122,770 117,584            117,263   Indicate the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis and state your understanding what the hypotheses mean.

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The question of whether Friday the 13th is an unusually unlucky day or whether this idea is just
superstition was evaluated. Researchers in the United Kingdom examined the relation between (a)
numbers of traffic accidents on past Friday the 13ths versus (b) numbers of accidents occurring on
Friday the 6ths. (all between July 1990 and November 1992).
Friday the 6th   Friday the 13th
139,246            138,548
134,012            132,908
137,055            136,018
133,732            131,843
123,552            121,641
121,139            118,723
128,293            125,532
124,631            120,249
124,609            122,770
117,584            117,263

 

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