A professor of statistics wants to test that the average amount of money a typical college student spends per day during spring break is over $70.Based upon previous research,the population standard deviation is estimated to be $17.32.The professor surveys 35 students and finds that the mean spending is $72.43.Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A)fail to reject the null hypothesis at α ≤ 0.10
B)reject the null hypothesis at α = 0.10
C)reject the null hypothesis at α = 0.05
D)reject the null hypothesis at α = 0.01

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The p-value for this test is 0.098, which is greater than 0.10. Therefore, we fail to reject the null hypothesis at α ≤ 0.10.

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