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

question 19

Essay

Use the one-proportion z-test to perform the required hypothesis test. Use the P-value approach.
-In a sample of 88 adults selected randomly from one town, it is found that 6 of them have been exposed to a particular strain of the flu. At the 0.01 significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the percentage of all adults in the town that have been exposed to this strain of the flu differs from the nationwide percentage of 8%?

Understand how to construct and evaluate generalizations in the context of empirical evidence.

Apply the method of difference to identify causal relationships.

Analyze the role of disconfirming evidence in strengthening generalizations.

Understand how the method of concomitant variations contributes to identifying causal relations.

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Definitions:

Output

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Imperfect Competitor

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