If You Wish to Determine There Is Evidence That Average

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Multiple Choice

If you wish to determine there is evidence that average starting salary for finance graduates exceeds $42,000, then you should formulate the null and alternative hypotheses such that:

• A) either a two-tailed or one-tailed test could be used
• B) a two-tailed test should be used
• C) a one-tailed test should be used
• D) the probability of committing a Type II error is equal to 0.42
• E) a two-tailed test should be used and the probability of committing a Type II error is equal to 0.42

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