Two well-known aviation training schools are being compared using random samples of their graduates. It is found that 70 of 140 graduates of Fly-More Academy passed their FAA exams on the first try, compared with 104 of 260 graduates of Blue Yonder Institute. To compare the pass rates, find the critical value for a right-tailed test at α = .05.
A)1.960
B)1.645
C)2.326

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The critical value for a right-tailed test at α = .05 is 1.645, which corresponds to the z-score in a standard normal distribution that has 5% of the distribution to its right.

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