The Test Statistic in a Hypothesis Test for a Population

question 3

Multiple Choice

The test statistic in a hypothesis test for a population proportion is

• A) t-value calculated from the sample
• B) z-value calculated from the sample
• C) F-value calculated from the sample
• D) the sample proportion

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