A car manufacturer claims that less than 10% of its cars should need repairs in the first three years of their life, the warranty period. A random sample of 50 three-year-old cars found that 8 had required attention. Does this contradict the maker’s claim? Test the car manufacturer’s claim. a) State the hypothesis to test.

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A car manufacturer claims that less than 10% of its cars should need repairs in the first three years of their life, the warranty period. A random sample of 50 three-year-old cars found that 8 had required attention. Does this contradict the maker’s claim? Test the car manufacturer’s claim.
a) State the hypothesis to test.

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