6. The nations 40,000 mortgage brokers are some of the most profitable small businesses in the United
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6. The nation’s 40,000 mortgage brokers are some of the most profitable small businesses in the United States. These low-profile companies find loans for companies in exchange for commissions. Mortgage Bankers Association of America provides data on the average size of loans handled by mortgage brokers (The Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2003). The CD file named Mortgage contains data from a sample of 250 loans made in 2001 and a sample of 270 loans made in 2002 that are consistent with these data. Based on historical loan data, the population standard deviations for loan amounts can be assumed known at $50,000 in 2001 and $55,000 in 2002. Do the sample data indicate an increase in the mean loan amount between 2001 and 2002? Use α .05.
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Essentials Of Modern Business Statistics
ISBN: 9780324312843
3rd Edition
Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams