Polygraph experiments conducted by researchers Charles R. Honts (Boise State University) and Gordon H. Barland (Department of

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Polygraph experiments conducted by researchers Charles R. Honts (Boise State University) and Gordon H. Barland (Department of Defense Polygraph Institute) showed that among 57 polygraph indications of a lie, the truth was told 15 times, so the proportion of false positive results among the 57 positive results is 15/57. Assuming that the polygraph makes random guesses, determine whether 15 is an unusually low number of false positive results among the 57 positive results. Does the polygraph appear to be making random guesses? Explain.

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