TABLE 8-9 The Superintendent of a Unified School District of a Small

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TABLE 8-9
The superintendent of a unified school district of a small town wants to make sure that no more than 5% of the students skip more than 10 days of school in a year. A random sample of 145 students from a population of 800 showed that 12 students skipped more than 10 days of school last year.
-Referring to Table 8-9, what is the critical value for the 95% one-sided confidence interval for the proportion of students who skipped more than 10 days of school last year?

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Definitions:

Twin Studies

Twin studies are research designs in psychology and genetics that compare the similarities and differences between monozygotic (identical) and dizygotic (fraternal) twins to understand the influence of genetics versus environment.

Genetic Component

A portion of an organism's traits or conditions influenced by genes inherited from its parents.

Cross-sectional Studies

Research methods that analyze data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Hans Eysenck

A psychologist known for his work in the field of personality theory, emphasizing the genetic basis of personality and intelligence.