Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Hypothesis Testing - 8-2 Basics of Hypothesis Testing - Page 391: 14

Answer

z=-1.27

Work Step by Step

$z=\frac{\hat{p}-p}{\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{\sqrt n}}}=\frac{0.48-0.5}{\sqrt{\frac{0.5(1-0.5)}{\sqrt {1002}}}}=-1.27.$
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