Women executives-jury, A company is criticized because only

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1. Women executives. A company is criticized because only 13 of 43 people in executive-level positions are women. The company explains that although this proportion is lower than it might wish, it's not surprising given that only 40% of their employees are women. What do you think? Test an appropriate hypothesis and state your conclusion. Be sure the appropriate assump- tions and conditions are satisfied before you proceed.

2. Jury. Census data for a certain county shows that 19% of the adult residents are Hispanic. Suppose 72 people are called for jury duty, and only 9 of them are Hispanic. Does this apparent underrepresentation of Hispanics call into question the fairness of the jury selection system? Explain.

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