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question 44

Multiple Choice

A company claims that 9 out of 10 doctors (i.e., 90%) recommend its brand of cough syrup to their patients. To test this claim against the alternative that the actual proportion is less than 90%, a random sample of doctors was taken. Suppose the test statistic is z = -2.23. Can we conclude that H0 should be rejected at the a) α = .10, b) α = .05, and c) α = .01 level?

• A) a) yes; b) yes; c) no
• B) a) yes; b) yes; c) yes
• C) a) no; b) no; c) no
• D) a) no; b) no; c) yes

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