Instruction 15-7
the Director of Transportation of a Large Company

question 121

True/False

Instruction 15-7
The director of transportation of a large company is interested in the usage of her van pool.She considers her routes to be divided into local and non-local.She is particularly interested in learning if there is a difference in the proportion of males and females who use the local routes.She takes a sample of a day's riders and finds the following:
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Male } & \text { Female } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Local } & 27 & 44 & 71 \\\hline \text { Non-Local } & 33 & 25 & 58 \\\hline \text { Total } & 60 & 69 & 129 \\\hline\end{array}$$ She will use this information to perform a chi-square hypothesis test using a level of significance of 0.05.
-Referring to Instruction 15-7,the null hypothesis will be rejected.

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GDP Price Index

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Fixed-Weight Price Index

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