A Scientist Has a Theory That 36% of Geese in His

question 43

Multiple Choice

A scientist has a theory that 36% of geese in his area do not fly south for the winter. He tags 65 random geese in the summer and finds that 38% of them do fly south. If , is the scientist's belief
Warranted?

• A) Yes, because the test value -4.37 is in the critical region.
• B) No, because the test value -4.80 is in the noncritical region.
• C) Yes, because the test value 4.80 is in the critical region.
• D) No, because the test value 4.37 is in the critical region.

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