A Random Sample of 100 People Was Taken

question 30

Multiple Choice

A random sample of 100 people was taken. Eighty-five of the people in the sample favored Candidate A. We are interested in determining whether or not the proportion of the population in favor of Candidate A is significantly more than 80%. At the .05 level of significance, it can be concluded that the proportion of the population in favor of candidate A is

• A) significantly greater than 80%.
• B) not significantly greater than 80%.
• C) significantly greater than 85%.
• D) not significantly greater than 85%.

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