Setup a one-tailed test for the hypothesis that grades are improving and calculate the value of the t-statistic to 3 decimal places. At the 5% level, there is evidence that the students’ grades are improving. True or false? At the 1% level, there is evidence that the students’ grades are improving. True or false?

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The percentage of firsts given in an economics course at a certain university over a long period was 15%. During one year, there were 76 firsts in a group of 411 students.

Setup a one-tailed test for the hypothesis that grades are improving and calculate the value of the t-statistic to 3 decimal places.

At the 5% level, there is evidence that the students’ grades are improving. True or false?

At the 1% level, there is evidence that the students’ grades are improving. True or false? 

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