Judging on the basis of experience, a politician claims that 50% of voters in Pennsylvania have voted

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Judging on the basis of experience, a politician claims that 50% of voters in Pennsylvania have voted for an independent candidate in past elections. Suppose you surveyed 20 randomly selected people in Pennsylvania, and 12 of them reported having voted for an independent candidate. The null hypothesis is that the overall proportion of voters in Pennsylvania that have voted for an independent candidate is 50%. What value of the test statistic should you report?

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Introductory Statistics Exploring The World Through Data

ISBN: 9780135163146

3rd Edition

Authors: Robert Gould, Rebecca Wong, Colleen N. Ryan

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