Hypothesis Testing - Setup: The American Mathematical Association claims that mo
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Hypothesis Testing - Setup: The American Mathematical Association claims that more than 70% of all Americans like statistics. In a random sample of 80 Americans, 72% of them liked mathematics. Suppose you were to test the claim of the American Mathematical Society.
(a) What is the claim?
p < 0.70
p > 0.70
p = 0.70
p > 70
(b) What does p represent?
the proportion of all people in the sample who like statistics
the proportion of all Americans who like statistics
the mean number of Americans who like statistics
(c) What is the null hypothesis?
p < 0.70
p > 0.70
p = 0.70
p = 0.72
(d) What is the alternate hypothesis?
p < 0.70
p > 0.70
p 0.70
p > 70
(e) What type of test is this?
left-tailed
right-tailed
two-tailed
Explanation / Answer
a)
Claim p >0.7
b)
p means the proportion of all Americans who like statistics
c)
p < 0.70
d)
p > 0.70
e)
right-tailed
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