BigDeal Real Estate surveyed prices per square foot in the valley and foothills of Hoke-a-mo, Utah. Based on BD's data, are prices per square foot equal at alpha = 0.01?

Valley Foothills

109 82

116 161

106 163

157 112

147 222

105 137

173 226

153 200

137 154

110 176

Choose one of the following:

A. The critical value is 2.977 since this is a two-tail scenario. The test statistic is 2.239. Since the test statistic is < than the the critical value, the test statistic does not lie in the area of rejection. Do not reject the null hypothesis. The prices per square foot are equal at alpha = 0.01.

B. The critical value is 2.977 since this is a two-tail scenario. The test statistic is 1.936. Since the test statistic is < than the critical value, the test statistic does not lie in the area of rejection. Do not reject the null hypothesis. The prices per square foot are equal at alpha = 0.01.

C. The critical value is 2.977 since this is a two-tail scenario. The test statistic is 1.513. Since the test statistic is < than the critical value, the test statistic does not lie in the area of rejection. Do not reject the null hypothesis. The prices per square foot are equal at alpha = 0.01.

D. The critical value is 2.977 since this is a two-tail scenario. The test statistic is 3.207. Since the test statistic is > than the critical value, the test statistic does lie in the area of rejection. Reject the null hypothesis. The prices per square foot are not equal at alpha = 0.01.