The 2010 GSS of the American adult population found a mean age of 49.28 years and...
The 2010 GSS of the American adult population found a mean age of 49.28 years and a standard deviation of 17.21 years for its sample of 4,857 adults. Assume that we know from census data that the mean age of all American adults is 37.2 years. Despite the difference in average age, is this sample representative (equal to the population) or biased positively (older than the population)? Test this at the .05 significance level.
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