A Study Is Conducted at a University to Determine If

question 5

Multiple Choice

A study is conducted at a university to determine if it's test-preparation seminar improves the proportion of students who pass the AP Statistics exam. The following summary data were obtained. Is there evidence to support the claim that the proportion of passing grades is higher for those who attended the seminar? Compute the test statistic for this test.

• A)2.182
• B)0.0145
• C)1.976
• D)1.847

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