The Business College Computing Center Wants to Determine the Proportion

question 46

Multiple Choice

The business college computing center wants to determine the proportion of business students who have laptop computers. If the proportion differs from 25%, then the lab will modify a proposed enlargement of its facilities. Suppose a hypothesis test is conducted and the test statistic is 2.4. Find the p-value for a two-tailed test of hypothesis.

• A) .0164
• B) .4918
• C) .4836
• D) .0082

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