A company claims that 9 out of 10 doctors(i.e.90%) recommend its brand of cough syrup to their patients. To test this claim against the alternative that the actual proportion is less than 90%, ?a random sample of 100 doctors was chosen which resulted in 86 who indicate that they recommend this cough syrup. The test statistic in this problem is approximate?

A company claims that 9 out of 10 doctors(i.e.90%) recommend its brand of cough syrup to their patients. To test this claim against the alternative that the actual proportion is less than 90%, ?a random sample of 100 doctors was chosen which resulted in 86 who indicate that they recommend this cough syrup. The test statistic in this problem is approximate?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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