Find the P-Value for the Indicated Hypothesis Test

question 44

Multiple Choice

Find the P-value for the indicated hypothesis test. Round all proportions and standard scores to two decimal places.
-An article in a journal reports that 34% of American fathers take no responsibility for child care. A researcher claims that the figure is higher for fathers in the town of Littleton. A random sample of 250 fathers from
Littleton yielded 97 who did not help with child care. Find the P-value for a test of the researcher's claim.

• A)0.475
• B)0.0475
• C)0.0745
• D)0.095

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Definitions:

Cognitive Restructuring

A set of cognitive therapy techniques for changing a person’s maladaptive beliefs or interpretations through persuasion and confrontation.

Systematic Desensitization

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Muscular Relaxation

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Free Association

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