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Mary Rowlandson sailed over to the New World on the Mayflower; she was a powerful leader of the Pilgrims and she wrote a famous book called, Of Plimouth Plantation.

Mary Rowlandson was the first great poet of the “New World”; her poetry was very religious in nature.    

Provide a P-Value, a determination of whether to reject the null, and an explanation.The engineering school at a major university claims that 20% of its graduates are women. In a graduating class of 210 students, 58 were females. Does this suggest that the school is believable? Use α = 0.05.

Provide an appropriate response.The mean monthly gasoline bill for one household is greater than $110. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis?

Provide a P-Value, a determination of whether to reject the null, and an explanation.A recent study claimed that at least 15% of junior high students are overweight. In a sample of 160 students, 18 were found to be overweight. At α = 0.05, test the claim.

Provide an appropriate response.The mean age of judges in Dallas is greater than 45.9 years. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that fails to reject the null hypothesis?

Provide a P-Value, a determination of whether to reject the null, and an explanation.Use a t-test to test the claim μ = 11 at α = 0.01, given the sample statistics n = 12,  = 12.2, and 

There are 20 judicial circuits in the Florida Court system.

The person who brings the civil lawsuit is called the ______.

Jenna sues Max for $25,000, based on a car accident that occurs in Indiana.  Jenna loses at trial and appeals to the highest state appellate court in Indiana, where she loses again.  Can Jenna appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme Court?