A cell phone company offers two plans to its subscribers. At the time new subscribers sign up,
Question:
A cell phone company offers two plans to its subscribers. At the time new subscribers sign up, they are asked to provide some demographic information. The mean yearly income for a sample of 40 subscribers to Plan A is $57,000 with a standard deviation of $9,200. For a sample of 30 subscribers to Plan B, the mean income is $61,000 with a standard deviation of $7,100. At the .05 significance level, is it reasonable to conclude the mean income of those selecting Plan B is larger?
a. What are the null and alternate hypotheses?
b. Compute the test statistic.
c. Compute the p-value.
d. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?
e. Interpret the result.
Step by Step Answer:
Statistical Techniques In Business And Economics
ISBN: 9781260239478
18th Edition
Authors: Douglas Lind, William Marchal, Samuel Wathen