Question: Proctor & Gamble claims that at least half the bars of Ivory soap they produce are 99.44% pure (or more pure) as advertised. Unilever, one

Proctor & Gamble claims that at least half the bars of Ivory soap they produce are 99.44% pure (or more pure) as advertised. Unilever, one of Proctor & Gamble's competitors, wishes to put this claim to the test. They sample the purity of 144 bars of Ivory soap. They find that 71 of them meet the 99.44% purity advertised.

What type of test should be run?

  • z-test of a proportion
  • t-test of a mean

The alternative hypothesis indicates a

  • left-tailed test
  • two-tailed test
  • right-tailed test

Calculate the p-value.

Does Unilever have sufficient evidence to reject Proctor & Gamble's claim?

  • No
  • Yes

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