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In a sample of 476 adults selected randomly from one town, it is found that 9 of them have been exposed to a particular strain of the flu. Find the P-value for a test of the claim that the proportion of all adults in the town that have been exposed to this strain of the flu is 8%.

Choose from the following:

a) .0262
b) .0524
c) .0048
d) .0024

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The p-value for a hypothesis test is determined.

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p = 9/476 = 0.0189

p' = 0.08 and 1 - p' = 0.92

n = 476

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