A Magician Has a Coin That May or May Not

question 23

Multiple Choice

A magician has a coin that may or may not be fair. The results of 30 flips of the coin are H H T H T H H T H H T H H T H T H H H T T T T T H H H H H T. Using the critical value approach, appropriate conclusion is ________.

• A) do not reject the null hypothesis; we cannot conclude the coin is not fair
• B) reject the null hypothesis; we can conclude the coin is not fair
• C) reject the null hypothesis; we cannot conclude the coin is not fair
• D) do not reject the null hypothesis; we can conclude the coin is not fair

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