e the problem. 5) A polling agency is interested in testing whether the proporti

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e the problem. 5) A polling agency is interested in testing whether the proportion o wheis is that there is no The null hypothesis is that there is no ion of women who support the female candidate is less than the 5) candidate for office is less than the proportion of men. difference in the proportions of men and women who suppo hypothesis is that the proportion who support proportion of men. The test results in a p- value of 0.041. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the p- value? women who support a female rt the female candidate. The alternative A) The p- value is the probability that the majority of men will support B) The p- value is the probability that the majority of women will support the female candidate. P- value is the probability of getting a result that is as extreme as or more extreme than the one obtained, assuming that there is no difference in the proportions. D) The p- value is the probability of getting a result that is as extreme as or more extreme than the one obtained, is less than the proportion of men. assuming that the proportion of women who support the female candidate researcher is wondering whether the drinking habits of adults in a certain region of the country are in the same proportion as the general population of adults. population who reported drinking once a week or less in the last month was 0.26. The null hypothesis for this test is Ho p- 0.26 and the alternative hypothesis is Haip

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5)option C) The p-value is the probability of getting a result that is as extreme as or more extreme than the one obtained, assuming that there is no difference in the proportions.

6) option C) No, the population of interest is not large enough to assume independence.

7) option A) p^ = 0.208, z = -1.290, p-value = 0.098

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