The average U.S. household has $235,600 in life insurance. A local insurance agent would like to see how households in his city compared to the national average, and selects a simple random sample of 30 households from the city. For households in the sample, the average amount of life insurance is = $245,800 with s = $25,500. Using a non-directional hypothesis test and a level of significance of 90%, what conclusion would be reached?

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The average U.S. household has $235,600 in life insurance. A local insurance agent would like to see how households in his city compared to the national average, and selects a simple random sample of 30 households from the city.

For households in the sample, the average amount of life insurance is = $245,800 with s = $25,500. Using a non-directional hypothesis test and a level of significance of 90%, what conclusion would be reached?

 

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