Consider the Following Hypothesis Test

question 92

Short Answer

Consider the following hypothesis test:
Ho: p = 0.5
Ha: p ≠ 0.5
A sample of 800 provided a sample proportion of 0.58.
a. Determine the standard error of the proportion.
b. Compute the value of the test statistic.
c. Determine the p-value, and at 95% confidence, test the hypotheses.

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