Data provided by the National Association of College Employers indicated that the average starting salary for graduates with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting was $37,000 in 2008. In June 2010 a sample of 48 graduating accounting majors provided a sample average starting salary of $38,100, with a sample standard deviation of $5200. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if it can be assumed that accounting graduates in 2010 had higher average salaries than graduates in 2008, using α = .05.

Data provided by the National Association of College Employers indicated that the average starting salary for graduates with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting was $37,000 in 2008. In June 2010 a sample of 48 graduating accounting majors provided a sample average starting salary of $38,100, with a sample standard deviation of $5200. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if it can be assumed that accounting graduates in 2010 had higher average salaries than graduates in 2008, using α = .05.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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