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Chapter 8: Q. 9.65 (page 370)
Determine the sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis in favor of alternative hypothesis.
(a) z= -0.74 (b) z= 1.16
(a) The P-value is 0.22965
(b) The P-value is 0.87698
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