SCENARIO 8-12
The superintendent of a unified school district of a small town wants to make sure that no more than 5% of the students skip more than 10 days of school in a year.A random sample of 145 students from a population of 800 showed that 12 students skipped more than 10 days of school last year.
-Referring to Scenario 8-12,the superintendent can conclude with 95% level of confidence that no more than 5% of the students in the unified school district skipped more than 10 days of school last year.

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The proportion of students in the sample who skipped more than 10 days is 12/145, which is approximately 8.28%, exceeding the 5% threshold the superintendent aims for. Without further statistical analysis, we cannot conclude with 95% confidence that no more than 5% of the students district-wide skipped more than 10 days of school.

SCENARIO 8-12 The Superintendent of a Unified School District of a Small