Consider a population with population proportion p, and a sample from the population with sample proportion pˆ. Which of the fol

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Consider a population with population proportion p, and a sample from the population with sample proportion pˆ. Which of the fol

lowing describes the purpose of the one-sample z-test?[

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Deffense [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-01T13:25:36+03:00

According to CollegeBoard.org:

<u>Answer</u>: "To estimate the probability of observing a value as extreme as pˆ given p."

<u>Explanation</u>: "The test statistic for a one-sample z-test is the distance, in units of standard deviations, between the statistic and the given parameter. From that distance, probabilities (a p-value) can be calculated and a claim can be assessed."