When Testing a Null Hypothesis About a Single Population Mean

question 12

Multiple Choice

When testing a null hypothesis about a single population mean and the population standard deviation is unknown, if the sample size is less than 30, one compares the computed test statistic for significance with a value from the ________ distribution.

• A) t
• B) z
• C) binomial
• D) hypergeometric

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Definitions:

Sales Revenue

Income generated from selling goods or services over a period, critical for determining a company's profitability.

Gross Profit

The financial gain calculated by subtracting the cost of goods sold from the revenue generated from sales of those goods.

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Costs associated with the day-to-day operations of a business such as rent, salaries, and utilities.

Revenues

Income generated from normal business operations and includes discounts and deductions for returned merchandise.