The Department of Education Would Like to Test the Hypothesis

question 113

Multiple Choice

The Department of Education would like to test the hypothesis that the average debt load of graduating students with a bachelor's degree is equal to $17,000. A random sample of 34 students had an average debt load of $18,200. It is believed that the population standard deviation for student debt load is $4,200. The α is set to 0.05. The p-value for this hypothesis test would be ________.

• A) 0.1310
• B) 0.0957
• C) 0.0475
• D) 0.0219

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π Network

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Increasing Reactivity

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π Electrons

Electrons present in the pi bonds of a molecule which contribute to the molecule's chemical properties.