Becky Owns a Diner and Is Concerned About Sustaining the Business

question 44

Multiple Choice

Becky owns a diner and is concerned about sustaining the business. She wants to ascertain if the standard deviation of the profits for each week is greater than $250. The details of the profits for the week are (in dollars) 1,743 1,438 1,212 1,705 1,985 1,857 1,916
Assume that profits are normally distributed. Which of the following is the correct value of the test statistic?

• A) 6.146
• B) 8.604
• C) 6.652
• D) 7.375

---

Definitions:

Referential Intent

The intention behind using words or language to refer to specific objects, actions, or events in the environment.

Fast Mapping

A process in language acquisition where children rapidly learn the meaning of a word after just a brief encounter, contributing to vocabulary growth.

Grammatical Morphemes

The smallest units of language that carry meaning and function to indicate tense, number, possession, and other grammatical aspects.

Relations

The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a thing's effect or relevance to another.