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SEE ATTACHED FILE - p-Value - Automobile Insurance

(10.57)

According to the Insurance Information Institute, the mean annual expenditure
for automobile insurance for U. S. motorists is $706. Suppose that a government
official in North Carolina has surveyed a saimple random sample of 80 residents of
her state, and that their auto insurance expenditures for the most recent year are
in data file XR10057. Based on these data, examine whether the mean annual
auto insurance expenditure for motorists in North Carolina might be different from
the $706 for the country as a whole. Identify and interpret the p-value for the test.
Using the 0.05 level of significance, what conclusion do you reach?

NOTE: Please use an Excel spreadsheet for response. Please do not just provide
the answers but show in complete detail how you arrived at the answers, step-by-step, from the beginning to the end of the solution.

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