manufacturer of shampoo claims that 27% of the shampoo users prefer brand X. To test this claim, a random sample of 53 participants are selected and asked what brand they prefer. If 8 of the 53 participants prefer brand X, what conclusion do we draw? Use a 0.05 level of significance.   What are the given? hypothesized proportion:____ sample proportion:____ (Write your answer in fraction form form and simplify your answer) sample size:____ level of significance:____   What are the critical values? Write the positve first then the negative z:____ and ____   What is the calculated z? Round your answer to the nearest hundredths. z:____

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Section11.5: Interpreting Data
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"A manufacturer of shampoo claims that 27% of the shampoo users prefer brand X. To test this claim, a random sample of 53 participants are selected and asked what brand they prefer. If 8 of the 53 participants prefer brand X, what conclusion do we draw? Use a 0.05 level of significance.

 

What are the given?

hypothesized proportion:____

sample proportion:____ (Write your answer in fraction form form and simplify your answer)

sample size:____

level of significance:____

 

What are the critical values? Write the positve first then the negative

z:____ and ____

 

What is the calculated z? Round your answer to the nearest hundredths.

z:____

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