A Professor Was Interested in Determining Whether the Prices of New

question 103

Multiple Choice

A professor was interested in determining whether the prices of new textbooks in the bookstore were higher than if purchased online.She selected 6 textbooks and priced each at the bookstore and online.

Based on her analysis, we can conclude at the 0.05 level of significance that ________________________ .

• A)the prices are the same in the bookstore and online
• B)the prices are higher in the bookstore
• C)the prices are higher online
• D)the prices are different in the bookstore and online
• E)the analysis is not conclusive

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