Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences

9th Edition

ISBN: 9781305251809

Author: Jay L. Devore

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 8, Problem 70SE

The Dec. 30, 2009. the New York Times reported that in a survey of 948 American adults who said they were at least somewhat interested in college football, 597 said the current Bowl Championship System should be replace by a playoff similar to that used in college basketball. Does this provide compelling evidence for concluding that a majority of all such individuals favor replacing the B.C.S. with a playoff? Test the appropriate hypotheses using a significant level of .001.

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Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences

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