Increasing Numbers of Businesses Are Offering Child-Care Benefits for Their

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Essay

Increasing numbers of businesses are offering child-care benefits for their workers. However, one union claims that more than 85% of firms in the manufacturing sector still do not offer any child-care benefits. A random sample of 320 manufacturing firms is selected and asked if they offer child-care benefits. Suppose the p-value for this test was reported to be p = .1124. State the conclusion of interest to the union. Use α = .10.

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