A Local Retail Business Wishes to Determine If There Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

A local retail business wishes to determine if there is a difference in preferred indoor temperature between men and women. A random sample of data is collected, with the following results (note: there are slight differences between Excel and MegaStat output in this test) : What is the decision at the 5% level of significance?

• A) Since the calculated t-value is less than the critical t-value, fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is no significant difference in the preferred room temperatures between the sexes.
• B) Since the calculated t-value is less than the critical t-value, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant difference in the preferred room temperatures between the sexes.
• C) Since the calculated t-value is more than the critical t-value, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant difference in the preferred room temperatures between the sexes.
• D) Since the calculated t-value is more than the critical t-value, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant difference in the preferred room temperatures between the sexes.
• E) There is insufficient information to make a decision.

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