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ISBN: 9781337605182

Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 8.3, Problem 4P

Critical Thinking An article in a newspaper states that the proportion of traffic accidents involving road rage is higher this year than it was last year, when it was 15%. Reconstruct the information of the study in terms of a hypothesis test. Discuss possible hypotheses, possible issues about the sample, possible levels of significance, and the “absolute truth” of the conclusion.

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