A Researcher Conducted an Analysis That Supported the Research Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducted an analysis that supported the research hypothesis that SJSU students spend less on textbooks than the average California college student. As a result of this finding, you hypothesize that SJSU freshmen owe less on their credit cards than the average college freshman. To test this hypothesis, a group of college students are asked, "If you have your own credit card(s) , how much do you currently owe on them?" The responses of some of the students in this class are summarized as: N = 25 = 834.53 s = 169.40
According to a recent study, the average college freshman owes $900 on their credit cards (Arano, 2006) . Given the information above, what is the value for the t-statistic (t) ?

A) -.39
B) 4.93
C) -1.92
D) 26.56