Sixty percent of the respondents in a random sample drawn from a neighborhood are Democrats. The community as a whole is 75% Democrat. The difference between sample and population has been tested and the null hypothesis has been rejected
What may we conclude?
a. Type I error has been committed.
b. A one-tailed test has been used.
c. The neighborhood is significantly less likely to be Democrat.
d. The difference is not significant.
ANSWER: c
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