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            The number of "destination weddings" has skyrocketed in recent
years. For example, many couples are opting...
                
            The number of "destination weddings" has skyrocketed in recent
years. For example, many couples are opting to have their weddings
in the Caribbean. A Caribbean vacation resort recently advertised
in Bride Magazine that the cost of a Caribbean wedding was
less than $30,000. Listed below is a total cost in $000 for a
sample of 8 Caribbean weddings. At the 0.05 significance level, is
it reasonable to conclude the mean wedding cost is less than
$30,000 as advertised?
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- State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis. Use a
0.05 level of significance. (Enter your answers in
thousands of dollars.)
 
- State the decision rule for 0.05 significance level.
(Negative amount should be indicated by a minus
sign. Round your answer to 3 decimal
places.)
 
- Compute the value of the test statistic. (Negative
amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round
your answer to 3 decimal places.)
 
- What is the conclusion regarding the null hypothesis?