EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS
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Chapter 15, Problem 2E
The following hypotheses are given.
A sample of 120 observations revealed that p = .30. At the .05 significance level, can the null hypothesis be rejected?
- a. State the decision rule.
- b. Compute the value of the test statistic.
- c. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?
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