A Researcher with the Ministry of Transportation Is Commissioned to Study

question 74

Multiple Choice

A researcher with the Ministry of Transportation is commissioned to study the drive times to work (one-way) for U.S. cities. The underlying hypothesis is that average commute times are different across cities. To test the hypothesis, the researcher randomly selects six people from each of the four cities and records their one-way commute times to work. Refer to the below data on one-way commute times (in minutes) to work. Note that the grand mean is 36.625. The p-value for the test is ________.

• A) less than 0.01
• B) between 0.01 and 0.025
• C) between 0.025 and 0.05
• D) greater than 0.05

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Definitions:

Resources

Inputs or assets used in the production of goods and services, including labor, capital, and natural materials.

Absolute Advantage

The advantage in the production of a good enjoyed by one country over another when it uses fewer resources to produce that good than the other country does.

Resources

The inputs or factors of production, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship, that are used in the creation of goods and services.

Demand

The volume of commodities or services people are inclined and financially capable of purchasing at various price points during a designated time.