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In the General Social Survey, respondents were asked what they thought was most important to get ahead: hard work, lucky breaks, or both. Minitab output for 1026 respondents, by gender, is shown below:
-What is the value of the test statistic?
A) 443
B) 583
C) 5.476
D) None of the above

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 In the General Social Survey, respondents were asked what they thought was most important to get ahead: hard work, lucky breaks, or both. Minitab output for 1026 respondents, by gender, is shown below: 
-What is the value of the test statistic?
A) 443 
B) 583 
C) 5.476 
D) None of the above

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The value of the test statistic is typically a calculated number used in hypothesis testing, and 5.476 is a plausible value for such a statistic, unlike the other options which are unusually large for typical test statistics.

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