MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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An appeal to vote for a favourite television star is made to declare the best actor of the year by a television channel. An actor should get at least 60 percent of the votes to win the award. The television channel is interested in assessing the chances of gaining an award by a specific actor. Therefore, it conducts a survey of 20 television viewers, with 8 viewers voting for that actor. Use hypothesis testing with 5% confidence level to assess the actor’s chances of winning the competition
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