The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 19 - From Data Production to Inference: Part III Review - Supplementary Exercises - Page 451: 19.59

Answer

Reject the hypothesis a = 10%

Work Step by Step

Since the confidence interval doesn't have $50000, there is evidence to reject the thought that the mean income is 50000 dollars a = 1 - 90% = 1 - .9 = .1 = 10%
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