Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $\$ 1400$

question 34

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-A real estate agent surmises that the median rent for a studio apartment in a mountain community in Colorado is less than $\$ 1400$ per month. The rents for a random sample of 15 studio apartments are listed below. Test the agent's hypothesis. Use $\alpha = 0.01$ .
$\begin{array} { l l l l l } \$ 1700 & \$ 1650 & \$ 1100 & \$ 1275 & \$ 1135 \\ \$ 2150 & \$ 1575 & \$ 1070 & \$ 1790 & \$ 2400 \\ \$ 1395 & \$ 1400 & \$ 1475 & \$ 1400 & \$ 1180 \end{array}$

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