6. A foresting service conducted a survey to see if tree farms that planted hardwood trees were more profitable over a 30-year p

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6. A foresting service conducted a survey to see if tree farms that planted hardwood trees were more profitable over a 30-year p

eriod than tree farms that planted softwood trees. The results of this study showed that hardwood trees had a 46% higher profit per acre. Are the results statistically significant?
No, because planting softwood trees have a higher profit per acre.
No, because there is not enough information given to make a conclusion.
Yes, because the chance of getting a similar result is small.
Yes, because planting hardwood trees have a higher profit per acre.

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stira [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-15T05:42:21+03:00

No, because there is not enough information given to make a conclusion. Providing a percentage of 46% higher profit per acre doesn't mean statistical significance as it could be data-based only. There should be a given p value to make a conclusion about statistical significance.

mrs_skeptik [129] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-15T07:45:29+03:00

mrs_skeptik [129]2 years ago

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Yes because planting hardwood trees have a higher profit per acre.

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