The following questions are related to topics in Chapter 16.

Question 3 (40 points total):

A local car dealer is attempting to determine which premium will draw the most visitors to its showroom. An individual who visits the showroom and takes a test ride is given a premium with no obligation. The dealer chose four premiums and offered each for one week. The results are as follows:

Week

Premium

Total Given Out

1

Four-foot metal stepladder

430

2

$50 savings bond

600

3

Dinner for four at a local steakhouse

503

4

Six pink flamingos plus an outdoor thermometer

707

3(a): Please identify the research question (one sentence) (5 points).

Here are some examples of the research question:

How/why A is related to B?

Does A cause/equal/bigger/smaller/explain than B?

Whether A is equal/bigger/smaller than B?

3(b) Please generate the appropriate hypothesis (10 points)

H0:

Ha:

3(c): Find the appropriate statistical test, compute the test statistics. Please give detailed calculation procedures. (20points)

3(d): Based on your computed test statistics, draw your conclusions (5 points)