Medicare Would Like to Test the Hypothesis That the Standard

question 25

Multiple Choice

Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the standard deviation for the monthly rate for a one- bedroom assisted- living facility is more than $400. A random sample of 17 assisted living facilities had a standard deviation of $530. The degrees of freedom for this hypothesis test would be _____.

• A)17
• B)18
• C)16
• D)19

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