Use the One-Proportion Z-Test to Perform the Required Hypothesis Test

question 65

Essay

Use the one-proportion z-test to perform the required hypothesis test. Use the P-value approach.
-In a clinical study of an allergy drug, 108 of the 201 subjects reported experiencing significant relief from their symptoms. At the 0.01 significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that more than half of those using the drug experience relief?

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Definitions:

Inclusive Fitness

A concept in evolutionary biology describing an organism's genetic success as both its own reproductive output and its influence on the reproductive output of its genetic relatives.

Alarm-Calling

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Hamilton's Rule

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Adaptive

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