A company claims that it has only a 5% complaint rate for its products.  A consumer protection group thinks the percent is higher.  A survey of a random sample of 400 product owners shows that 33 had complaints.      Assume that the company’s claim is true and that p is really 0.05 (5%). What is the probability that a p-hat of 8% or more would be observed?

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A company claims that it has only a 5% complaint rate for its products.  A consumer protection group thinks the percent is higher.  A survey of a random sample of 400 product owners shows that 33 had complaints.     

Assume that the company’s claim is true and that p is really 0.05 (5%). What is the probability that a p-hat of 8% or more would be observed?

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