Introductory Statistics

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168208

Author: Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 9, Problem 7P

In a population of fish approximately 42% are female. A test is conducted to see if. in fact, the proportion Is less. State the null and alternative hypotheses.

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