Two Thousand Numbers Are Selected Randomly; 960 Are Even Numbers

question 42

Essay

Two thousand numbers are selected randomly; 960 are even numbers.
a.
State the hypotheses to determine whether the proportion of odd numbers is significantly different from 50%.
b.
Compute the test statistic.
c.
At the .10 level of significance using the p-value approach, test the hypotheses.

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