A Marketing Firm Asked a Random Set of Married Women

question 24

Multiple Choice

A marketing firm asked a random set of married women and married men how much they were willing to spend for jewelry as a present for their spouse. Can the firm conclude, at = 0.05, that the two groups have a different willingness to spend?

• A) No, because the test value -0.65 is inside the noncritical region
• B) Yes, because the test value -5.99 is outside the noncritical region
• C) Yes, because the test value -0.75 is inside the noncritical region
• D) No, because the test value -0.75 is outside the noncritical region

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