Students at a major university believe they can save money buying textbooks online rather than at the local bookstores

Students at a major university believe they can save money buying textbooks online rather than at the local bookstores. In order to test this theory, they randomly sampled 25 textbooks on the shelves of the local bookstores. The students then found the "best" available price for the same textbooks via online retailers. The prices for the textbooks are listed in the following table. Based on the data, is it less expensive for the students to purchase textbooks from the online retailers than from local bookstores? Use α=0.01. Let prices at local bookstores represent Population 1 and prices at online retailers represent Population 2.

Textbook Prices (Dollars)
Textbook Bookstore Online Retailer Textbook Bookstore Online Retailer
1 111 89 14 91 81
2 86 62 15 96 82
3 132 112 16 98 110
4 54 49 17 139 143
5 78 72 18 99 76
6 148 143 19 135 125
7 127 138 20 62 77
8 56 52 21 133 127
9 104 110 22 100 109
10 101 80 23 77 71
11 108 118 24 54 66
12 62 44 25 85 78
13 56 35

a. State the null and alternative hypotheses for the test. Fill in the blank below.
b. Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to three decimal places.
c. Make the decision and state the conclusion in terms of the original question.
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