Doctors Nationally Believe That 74% of a Certain Type of Operation

question 15

Multiple Choice

Doctors nationally believe that 74% of a certain type of operation are successful. In a particular hospital, 57 of these operations were observed and 47 of them were successful. At = .05, 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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