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, imagine 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
For α = .05 (two-tailed) , which of the following is an appropriate critical value?

A) 1.711
B) 1.708
C) 2.060
D) 2.064