A Preliminary Study of Hourly Wages Paid to Unskilled Employees

question 13

Multiple Choice

A preliminary study of hourly wages paid to unskilled employees in three metropolitan areas was conducted. Seven employees were included from Area A, 9 from Area B and 12 from Area C. The test statistic was computed to be 4.91. What can we conclude at the 0.05 level?

• A) Mean hourly wages of unskilled employees all areas are equal.
• B) Mean hourly wages in at least 2 metropolitan areas are different.
• C) More degrees of freedom are needed.

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