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	The rejection region		2010-05-01
		From Mong: In Tests of Hypothesis, what is the decision when the test statistic we compute from the sample information is exactly equal to the critical value? that is, we reject null hypothesis or do not reject it? Thanks! Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Null hypothesis		2007-05-13
		From Dani: A poll of 1068 American voters indicated that 48% supported te Democratic candidate for presidency. At the 0.05 level of significance, test the claim that less than 50% of American voters preferred the Democratic candidate. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A hypothesis test		2007-04-09
		From Katrina: I have already tried to do this problem but im having a very had time with it. Can you please help me. Glamour Magazine sponsored a survey of 2500 prospective brides and found that 60% of them spent less than $750 on their wedding gown. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that less than 62% of brides spend less than $750 on their wedding gown. How are the results affected if it is learned that the responses were obtained from magazine readers who decided to respond to the survey through an Internet Web site? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A standard deviation test		2004-11-09
		From Karen: How do you compare to see if a sample standard deviation is different than the population standard deviation? I know how to compare means, but not standard deviations. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The p-value		2004-07-25
		From Kathy: Ms. Lisa Monnin is the budget director for the New Process Company. She would like to compare the daily travel expenses for the sales staff and the audit staff. She collected the following sample information. At the .10 significance level, can she conclude that the mean daily expenses are greater for the sales staff than the audit staff? What is the p-value? Having problems finding the p-value & unsure of the formula. Kathy Answered by Penny Nom.
	Testing a hypothesis		2002-03-14
		From A student: A large distriutor of cosmetics has kept his outstanding accounts receivable to a mean age of 18 days over the past year. This average is considered a standard by which to measure the efficiency of the credit and collections department. Management wishes to check if receivables in the current month is over standard and will do this at a significance level of 0.50. A random sample of 100 accounts yields an average of 20 days with a standard deviation of 9 days. what should management conclude? Answered by Andrei Volodin.

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