For this assignment imagine that you are in charge of

Last updated: 2/28/2023

For this assignment imagine that you are in charge of student activities at a college The college president is worried that some students are lonely You investigate and learn from sociology research that the mean number of close friends for American college students is 4 15 friends You d like to know if your students have fewer close friends than other American college students A random sample of 122 of your students completes a survey that asks about how many close friends they have Descriptive Statistics Valid Missing Median Mean Std Deviation Minimum Maximum close friends 122 0 4 000 3 910 1 466 0 000 7 000 Do the students in your sample seem to have fewer close friends than the population State your null and alternative hypotheses in plain language To test your alternative hypothesis will you be using a one tailed or a two tailed test