Healthcare costs in the U.S. are a major concern

Healthcare costs in the U.S. are a major concern. The Obama team is looking at the

Latvian healthcare system to see if it would make sense in the U.S. A team of statisticians

from TMTH 3360 are sent to Latvia to look things over. They interview 49 Latvians

who had surgery for ingrown toenails. They paid an average of $300 for the procedure.

with a standard deviation of $175. In contrast, the same procedure in the U.S. costs

an average of $325 The Latvians claim they keep the costs lower by requiring citizens to have regular pedicures.

Does the TMTH teams investigation support the claims of the Latvians?

Report to Congress detailing your hypothesis test and conclusion.

Use an alpha of .05