A newspaper article reported the typical American family spent an average of $81 for Halloween candy and costumes last year. A sample of sixteen families (N = 16) this year reported spending a mean of $85 (with a standard deviation of $20).

1. Identify the population of interest.
2. Identify the sample.
3. Identify the independent variable(s).
4. Identify the dependent variable(s).
5. State the null hypothesis.
6. State the research hypothesis.
7. What statistical test would we use to determine whether the spending this year was a significant change in average Halloween spending? Explain your answer. (ex. t-tests, Anova's, correlation, etc.)