A student hands each of 300 classmates 2 chocolates side by side on a plate. Of the 300 students, 171 choose the chocolate that’s on their right hand side, and the remaining 129 choose the chocolate that’s on their left. The student says, “That’s just like tossing a coin.” The student’s friend says, “No, it’s not.” Help them settle their argument by performing a one-sample z test in the next Problems.

1) Find the P-value of the test.

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Question

A student hands each of 300 classmates 2 chocolates side by side on a plate. Of the 300 students, 171 choose the chocolate that’s on their right hand side, and the remaining 129 choose the chocolate that’s on their left. The student says, “That’s just like tossing a coin.” The student’s friend says, “No, it’s not.” Help them settle their argument by performing a one-sample z test in the next Problems.

1)  Find the P-value of the test. 

Any suggestions?