At a High School Debate Tournament, Half of the Teams $$\begin{array} { l | c c } & \text { Win } & \text { Loss } \\\hline \text { Suit } & 22 & 28 \\\text { T-Shirt } & 28 & 22\end{array}$$

question 32

Multiple Choice

At a high school debate tournament, half of the teams were asked to wear suits and ties and the rest were asked to wear jeans and t-shirts. The results are given in the table below.
Test the claim at the 0.05 level that the proportion of wins is the same for teams wearing suits
As for teams wearing jeans. $$\begin{array} { l | c c } & \text { Win } & \text { Loss } \\\hline \text { Suit } & 22 & 28 \\\text { T-Shirt } & 28 & 22\end{array}$$ What is your conclusion about the null hypothesis?

• A) Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
• B) Reject the null hypothesis.
• C) Fail to support the null hypothesis.
• D) Support the null hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Nonlinear

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Price

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