The proportion of defective items is not allowed to be over 12%.  A buyer wants to test whether the proportion of defectives in his shipment of 1000 items exceeds the allowable limit.  The buyer takes a SRS of 100 items and finds that 19 are defective.   State your conclusion Group of answer choices A. Evidence suggests the proportion of defectives exceeds the allowable limit. B. Inconclusive result. C.  There is not enough evidence to suggest the proportion of defectives exceeds the allowable limit. D. Evidence suggests the proportion of defectives is significantly lower than the allowable limit.

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The proportion of defective items is not allowed to be over 12%.  A buyer wants to test whether the proportion of defectives in his shipment of 1000 items exceeds the allowable limit.  The buyer takes a SRS of 100 items and finds that 19 are defective.

 

State your conclusion

Group of answer choices
A. Evidence suggests the proportion of defectives exceeds the allowable limit.
B. Inconclusive result.
C.  There is not enough evidence to suggest the proportion of defectives exceeds the allowable limit.
D. Evidence suggests the proportion of defectives is significantly lower than the allowable limit.
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