SOLUTION: If a sociologist wishes to determine if there is evidence that average family in a community exceeds $47,000, a two-tailed test should be used.

SOLUTION: If a sociologist wishes to determine if there is evidence that average family in a community exceeds $47,000, a two-tailed test should be used.

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Question 268480: If a sociologist wishes to determine if there is evidence that average family in a community exceeds $47,000, a two-tailed test should be used.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
False ; it requires a right-tail test because of the word "exceeds".
Cheers,
Stan H.
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