TABLE 8-10 The President of a University Is Concerned That Illicit Drug

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Essay

TABLE 8-10
The president of a university is concerned that illicit drug use on campus is higher than the 5% acceptable level. A random sample of 250 students from a population of 2,000 revealed that 7 of them had used illicit drug during the last 12 months.
-Referring to Table 8-10, what is the critical value for the 90% one-sided confidence interval for the proportion of students who had used illicit drug during the last 12 months?

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Prejudice

A preconceived opinion or judgment without grounding in actual experience or knowledge, often involving negative attitudes toward a particular group.

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Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

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preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience; often directed toward people based on their group membership.

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