A Convenience Store Owner Believes That the Median Number of Lottery

question 58

Essay

A convenience store owner believes that the median number of lottery tickets sold per day
is 47. A random sample of 20 days yields the data below. Test the ownerʹs claim. Use α =
.05. $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 30 & 46 & 57 & 62 & 29 & 53 & 68 & 25 & 31 & 36 \end{array}$
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 45 & 52 & 52 & 42 & 42 & 47 & 47 & 57 & 52 & 36 \end{array}$

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