Koresh's group was considering how to approach the general topic of meth labs in their panel discussion. some wanted to discuss the problem on a national scale, but koresh wanted to limit the topic to what was happening within the local area only. they had been arguing this for some time, and group members were getting frustrated. finally, sam suggested that they use a chalkboard, and make a written list of the pros and cons of each option. they did this, and it became clear that the best choice would be to limit the topic to the local area. which function did sam suggest for his group?

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money.msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach