MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Intro Stats (5th Edition)
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Chapter 16, Problem 18E
Is the Euro fair? Soon after the Euro was introduced as currency in Europe, it was widely reported that someone had spun a Euro coin 250 times and gotten heads 140 times. We wish to test a hypothesis about the fairness of spinning the coin.
- a) Estimate the true proportion of heads. Use a 95% confidence interval. Don’t forget to check the conditions.
- b) Does your confidence interval provide evidence that the coin is unfair when spun? Explain.
- c) What is the significance level of this test? Explain.
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