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[–] HexesofVexes 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Assuming X~B(20,0.5), that gives us a p-value of...

0.00000095367431640625

Time to reject H0!

[–] Randelung 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're assuming those 20 were the only ones. Zoom out.

[–] HexesofVexes 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was thinking more a binomial proportion test with the available data ;)

Also, yep, "assuming" was a key part of the statement!