A sample of 100 individuals was selected at random from a certain population and 18 said they are left handed. Test the hypothesis that less than 20% of the population are left-handed using 0.05 level of significance

A sample of 100 individuals was selected at random from a certain population and 18 said they are left handed. Test the hypothesis that less than 20% of the population are left-handed using 0.05 level of significance

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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Author:Carter

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Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

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