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Transcribed Image Text:The test statistic of z = 1.17 is obtained when testing the claim that p 0.896.
a. Identify the hypothesis test as being two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed.
b. Find the P-value.
c. Using a significance level of a = 0.01, should we reject Ho or should we fail to reject H,?
Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table.
Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table.
a. This is a
test.
b. P-value =
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
c. Choose the correct conclusion below.
O A. Fail to reject Hg. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that p#0.896.
B. Fail to reject Ho- There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that p#0.896.
C. Reject H,. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that p 0.896.
D. Reject Ho. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that p 0.896.
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