A Random Sample of 100 Families in a Large City

question 104

Essay

A random sample of 100 families in a large city revealed that on the average these families have been living in their current homes for 35 months. From previous analyses, we know that the population standard deviation is 30 months, and that ? = 0.2061.
a. Calculate the power of the test.
b. Interpret your answer to part (a).

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Definitions:

Male Faculty

Members of a school, college, or university's teaching staff who are male.

Female Faculty

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Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

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