Tire Rotation the Manager of a Service Station Is in the Process

question 48

Essay

Tire Rotation The manager of a service station is in the process of analyzing the number of times car owners rotate the tires on their cars. She believes that the average motorist rotates his or her car's tires less frequently than recommended by the owner's manual (two times per year). In a preliminary survey she asked 14 car owners how many times they rotated their cars' tires in the last 12 months. The results are 1, 1, 2, 0, 3, 3, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 3, and 1. {Tire Rotation Narrative} Does this data provide sufficient evidence at the 10% significance level to indicate that the manager is correct?

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