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A coin was flipped 60 times and came up heads 38 times.

(a) At the .10 level of significance, is the coin biased toward heads? Show your decision rule and calculations.
(b) Calculate a p-value and interpret it.

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A step by step method for testing the hypothesis under the 5 step approach is discussed here. The test statistic and p-value is calculated, and using the results a conclusion is made.

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