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The data that accompanies this exercise show miles per gallon (MPG) for a sample of 25 cars. a. Using the

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The data that accompanies this exercise show miles per gallon (MPG) for a sample of 25 cars.

a. Using the Jarque-Bera test, state the competing hypotheses in order to determine whether or not MPG follow the normal distribution.

b. Calculate the value of the Jarque-Bera test statistic. Use Excel to calculate the p-value.

c. At α = 0.05, can you conclude that MPG are not normally distributed?

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