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3. Javiers biology teacher claims that 75% of people can roll their tongue . According to javier’s study , is this claim plausible? Explain
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Ho: 75% of people can roll their tongue. mu= 75% = 0.75
H1: 75% of people can not roll their tongue.
mu=! 0.75
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