An economist surveyed homeowners in a large city to determine the percentage increase in their heating bills

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An economist surveyed homeowners in a large city to determine the percentage increase in their heating bills over the last 5 years. The economist particularly wanted to know if there was enough evidence to infer that heating cost increases were greater than the rate of inflation, which was 10%. Assuming that percentage increase in heating is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 3% can the economist conclude at the 5% significance level that heating costs increased faster than inflation? 

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