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6.4.1: Exercises

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    1. Pearl wonders if the majority of US adults are dissatisfied with the quality of the environment. According to a poll conducted by Gallup10 of 200 randomly surveyed US adults, 122 respondents were dissatisfied with the quality of the environment. Test Pearl’s claim at a 5% level of significance.
       
      1. \(p\) represents the proportion of US adults who are: 

         

         

      2. \(H_0\): 

         

         

      3. \(H_a\): 

         

         

      4. What test should you use to find the P-value? Justify your answer. 

         

         

      5. Explain why the sampling distribution of sample proportions is approximately normal. 

         

         

      6. What is the sample proportion, \(\hat{p}\)? Write your answer as a fraction and decimal. 

         

         

      7. Compute the Z-score for the sample proportion. 

         

         

      8. Use desmos to find the P-value from the standard normal distribution. Sketch a graph and shade the area that represents the P-value. 

         

         

         

         

      9. Make a decision about the null and alternative hypotheses. Justify your answer. 

         

         

      10. State the conclusion in context. 

         

         

         

    2. In a random sample of 300 Alzheimer’s patients taking a new drug, 21 experienced nausea as a side effect. The drug manufacturer claims that fewer than 10% of patients who take its new drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease will experience nausea. Test the claim at a 1% level of significance.
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    3. The proportion of smokers among persons who graduated from a four-year university has been widely reported as 22%. A sociologist student wonders if this is still true. They randomly sample 785 four-year university graduates and finds that 157 are smokers. They test the claim at a 5% level of significance. Spot the errors in the students solution below (there is at least one error in each step):

    Step 1: \(p\) represents four-year university graduates who are smokers.

    \(H_0: \hat{p}=0.22\)

    \(H_a: \hat{p} \neq 0.22\)

    Step 2: There are 157 successes in the sample and 785-157=628 failures in the sample. These are greater than 10 so it’s normal. \(\hat{p}=\frac{157}{785}=0.2\).

    Step 3: \(Z=\frac{0.2-0.22}{\sqrt{\frac{0.2(1-0.2)}{785}}} \approx-1.40\)

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    The P-value is 0.0808.

    Step 4: The P-value 0.0808 is greater than the level of significance 0.05. We accept the null hypothesis and reject the alternative hypothesis.

    The sample data show that the four-year university graduates who are smokers is equal to 22%. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    1. The proportion of smokers among persons who graduated from a four-year university has been widely reported as 22%. A sociologist student wonders if this is still true. They randomly sample 785 four-year university graduates and finds that 157 are smokers. Test their claim at a 5% level of significance. Clearly show each step of a hypothesis test. 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

    Reference

    10Jeffrey M. Jones, “Americans Offer Gloomy State of the Nation Report,” Gallup.com, February 2, 2022, accessed September 27, 2022, https://news.gallup.com/poll/389309/americans-offer-gloomy-state-nation-report.aspx


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