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A candy company claims that 92% of consumers like their candies. To test this claim, 9571 people are selected at random from those who have eaten the company's candies. 791 rate the candies as unsatisfactory. Is this an unusual result (show criterion for determining the answer to this question)? Also, how do you interpret your statistical result in terms of the company's claim.

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The solution addresses how a candy company claims that 92% of consumers like their candies. To test this claim, 9571 people are selected at random from those who have eaten the company's candies. 791 rate the candies as unsatisfactory. Is this an unusual result (show criterion for determining the answer to this question)? Also, how do you interpret your statistical result in terms of the company's claim.

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<br>Firstly, if 92% of the people like the candy, what percepnt of people dislike the candy? This is the key to the solution.
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<br>9571 people are selected, of that 791 people displiked the candy. What proportion of people dislike the ...

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