The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims that the mean cost of raising a child from birth to age 2 by husband-wife families in the U.S. is $13,340. A  random sample of 500 children (age 2) has a mean cost of $13,225 with a standard deviation of $1730. At  a= 0.11 is there enough evidence to reject the claim? Use the p-value method. What is the p value?

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims that the mean cost of raising a child from birth to age 2 by husband-wife families in the U.S. is $13,340. A  random sample of 500 children (age 2) has a mean cost of $13,225 with a standard deviation of $1730. At  a= 0.11 is there enough evidence to reject the claim? Use the p-value method.

What is the p value?

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