Paper 2, Section I, E
Part IB, 2010
A washing powder manufacturer wants to determine the effectiveness of a television advertisement. Before the advertisement is shown, a pollster asks 100 randomly chosen people which of the three most popular washing powders, labelled and , they prefer. After the advertisement is shown, another 100 randomly chosen people (not the same as before) are asked the same question. The results are summarized below.
\begin{tabular}{c|ccc} & & & \ \hline before & 36 & 47 & 17 \ after & 44 & 33 & 23 \end{tabular}
Derive and carry out an appropriate test at the significance level of the hypothesis that the advertisement has had no effect on people's preferences.
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