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1 point) (Hypothetical.) The average salary of all residents of a city is thought to be about $39,000. A research team surveys a random sample of 200 residents; it happens that the average salary of these 200 is about $40,000 with a SD of $12,000. Make a z-test of the null hypothesis that this difference was just chance (in the sampling).

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Answer:We accept  H₀ We don´t have enough evidence to reject H₀Step-by-step explanation:Nomal Distribution population mean     μ₀   =  39000sample size     n  = 200sample mean      μ   =  40000sample standard deviation     s = 12000Test hypothesisAs we are just interested in look if the difference was just chance, we will do a one tail-test (right)1.- HypothesisH₀    null hypothesis                      μ₀  =  39000Hₐ Alternative hypothesis             μ₀  >  390002.-We considered the confidence interval of 95 % thenα  =  0,05     and     z(c)   =   1.643.-Compute z(s)z(s)  =  [ (  μ  -  μ₀ ) ] / 12000/√200     z(s)  =  [ 40000- 39000)* √200] / 12000 z(s)  = 1000*14,14/ 12000     z(s)  =  1.17834.-Compare z(s)  and  z(c)1.1783  <  1.64   z(s)  is inside acceptance region  we accep H₀