It Is Claimed That in a Bushel of Peaches, Less

question 100

Multiple Choice

It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches, less than 10% are defective. A sample of 400 peaches is examined and 50 are found to be defective. What is the p-value?

• A) 0.0250
• B) 0.4525
• C) 0.9525
• D) 0.0500

Identify and describe various measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode).

Identify and describe various measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation).

Understand the chi-square statistic and its application in comparing distributions.

Understand the principles of dealing with anomalous data in statistical analysis.

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