Doctors Nationally Believe That 72% of a Certain Type of Operation

question 50

Multiple Choice

Doctors nationally believe that 72% of a certain type of operation are successful. In a certain hospital, 53 of these operations were observed, and 63% of them were successful. If , is this hospital's success
Rate different from the national average?

• A) No, because the test value -0.86 is in the noncritical region.
• B) Yes, because the test value -0.86 is in the critical region.
• C) No, because the test value -1.46 is in the noncritical region.
• D) Yes, because the test value -1.46 is in the noncritical region.

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