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document.write( "  H0: &#956; &#8805;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  H1: &#956; <<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "State the decision rule for .10 significance level. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Reject H0 if t <<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compute the value of the test statistic. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Value of the test statistic<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it reasonable to conclude the mean number of residents in the retirement community household is less than 3.36 persons?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  (Click to select)Fail to rejectReject H0. Mean number of residents (Click to select)is necessarilyis not necessarily less than 3.36 persons.<BR>\n" );
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