A Report Recently Published in a Major Business Periodical Stated

question 19

True/False

A report recently published in a major business periodical stated that the average salary for female managers is less than $50,000. If we were interested in testing this, the following null and alternative hypotheses would be established: H0 : μ ≥ 50,000 Hα : μ < 50,000

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