Myron Mailbag, the postmaster of Metro city, suspects that letter carriers are engaging in a work slowdown

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Myron Mailbag, the postmaster of Metro city, suspects that letter carriers are engaging in a work slowdown to influence on-going labor negotiations. If a slowdown is going on, then there would be an increase in overtime; that is, more letter carriers will not finish their routes in 8 hours. Historically, at this time of year, the probability of a route needing overtime is .2. A sample of 80 letter carriers today reveals that 40 requested overtime. What is the probability that this would occur by random chance?
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Applied Statistics For Public And Nonprofit Administration

ISBN: 9781285737232

9th Edition

Authors: Kenneth J. Meier, Jeffrey L. Brudney, John Bohte

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