A Sample of 250 Adults Tried the New Multigrain Cereal

question 59

Multiple Choice

A sample of 250 adults tried the new multigrain cereal Wow! A total of 187 rated it as excellent. In a sample of 100 children,66 rated it as excellent. Using the 0.1 significance level,the researcher wishes to show that adults like the cereal better than children. What is the pooled proportion?

• A)0.723
• B)1.408
• C)0.494
• D)0.807

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