Most consumers who require someoneto perform various professional services undertakeresearch before.

Most consumers who require someoneto perform various professional services undertakeresearch before.

Most consumers who require someoneto perform various professional services undertakeresearch before making their selection. A randomsample of people who recently selected a finan-cial planner and a random sample of individu-als who chose a stockbroker were asked to reportthe amount of time they spent researching beforedeciding. Can we infer that people spend more timeresearching for a financial planner than they do fora stockbroker?