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Case Problem #2 Unemployment Study

See this link for the general problem. Make sure to use the attached data set, not the one in the book.

http://books.google.com/books?id=_sOSAXTuy8cC&lpg=PA386&ots=24jaKDjmjL&dq=case%20problem%202%20Unemployment%20Study&pg=PA386#v=onepage&q=case%20problem%202%20Unemployment%20Study&f=false

I just need basic answers and the data computed. I will write the report:

Answer the questions 1-4 (found on web link #1-4 under Managerial Report) in an integrative manner (your responses should blend into your written analysis versus just answers to each question):
Us descriptive statistics to summarize the data. Your descriptive statistics should include the following items with a short explanation of what each means:
Mean
Standard Error
Median
Mode
Standard Deviation
Sample Variance
Kurtosis
Skewness
Range
Minimum
Maximum
Sum
Count
Develop a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean age of the unemployed individuals in Philadelphia. Also, what does the interval mean?
Develop a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean duration of unemployment in Philadelphia is greater than the national mean duration of 14.6 weeks. Use a .01 level of significance. What does the outcome mean?
Is there a relationship between the age of an unemployed individual and the number of weeks of unemployment? Why or why not?

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