Monthly Rents Were Recorded for a Sample of 36 Apartments

Essay

Monthly rents were recorded for a sample of 36 apartments in a certain city. The results were as follows.
$\begin{array} { r r r r r c } 1180 & 1240 & 1170 & 1280 & 1040 & 980 \\ 1420 & 1150 & 1060 & 990 & 1010 & 1260 \\ 1350 & 1130 & 1370 & 1130 & 990 & 1080 \\ 1220 & 1420 & 1130 & 1050 & 1130 & 1090 \\ 1030 & 1260 & 1030 & 1170 & 1050 & 1320 \\ 1450 & 1000 & 1090 & 1450 & 1120 & 1120 \end{array}$
Can you conclude that the median rent is less than $\$ 1200$ per month? Use the $\alpha = 1$ level of significance.
a. State appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.
b. Compute the test statistic.
c. Find the critical value.
d. State a conclusion. were as follows.