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In a recent speech to students, the dean of the College of Agriculture reported that the...

In a recent speech to students, the dean of the College of Agriculture reported that the mean credit card debt for college students with Agriculture major is $3000. You decide to conduct a test of the dean’s statement or hypothesis to investigate if the amount is different from the one reported in the statement. In order to investigate, a) what would be your strategy or how will you conduct a test? b) State your hypotheses.

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