document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168600>Question 1168600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Researchers were examining whether or not average prison sentence lengths for property offenders were different between California and Florida. The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "researchers had access to population data from Florida, but not from California. The population data from Florida showed a mean sentence length of 22 months,with a standard deviation of 3.2. Sample data collected in California from 500 convicted property offenders showed a mean sentence length of 24 months.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. When the researchers conducted a Z-Test for One Sample mean to examine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "whether or not there was a significant difference in sentence lengths between<BR>\n" );
document.write( "California and Florida, the null hypothesis would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Ho: μ = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. H1: μ ≠ 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Ho: μ = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. Ho: μ = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. Ho: μ ≥ 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. H1: μ ≠ 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got A am I correct? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #793465 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=793465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ho: mu=22 is the answer for seeing if there is a significant difference in sentence lengths between the states. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 is the sample size, want the value of the mean. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 is the sample value, not necessarily the value of the parameter. </SPAN>\n" );
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