In Testing $H _ { 0 } : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } = 0 \text { versus } H _ { 0} : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } > 0 \text {, where } p _ { 1 } \text { and } p _ { 2 }$

question 22

Multiple Choice

In testing $H _ { 0 } : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } = 0 \text { versus } H _ { 0} : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } > 0 \text {, where } p _ { 1 } \text { and } p _ { 2 }$ denote the two population proportions, the value of the test statistic is found to be z = -1.82. Then, the P-value is

• A) .9312
• B) .4656
• C) .0688
• D) .0344
• E) .9656

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