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QuizMultiple Choice
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Question 1 • CA-Statistics and Probability B
When spinning a penny, Claire believes the proportion of times the penny lands on heads is higher than 0.5. She spins a penny 50 times and it lands on heads 32 times. The P-value for the test of the hypotheses, and , is 0.02. What is the correct conclusion given ?
Answer
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Because the P-value is less than , Claire should reject H0.
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Because the P-value is less than , Claire should fail to reject H0.C
Because the P-value is greater than , Claire should reject H0.D
Because the P-value is greater than , Claire should fail to reject H0.