Pedro Hypothesizes That More Than Half of His Classmates Would

question 74

Essay

Pedro hypothesizes that more than half of his classmates would prefer a virtual web graduation ceremony, rather than sitting in the hot sun during the commencement speech. He takes a random sample of his classmates and performs a test. The results shown below are from MegaStat. What would Pedro conclude from this test? Explain carefully.
$$\begin{array} { | c c l | } \hline \text { Observed } & \text { Hypothesized } & \\0.6 & 0.5 & \mathrm { p } \text { (as decimal) } \\15 / 25 & 13 / 25 & \mathrm { p } \text { (as fraction) } \\15 . & 12.5 & \mathrm { X } \\25 & 25 & \mathrm { n } \\& & \\0.1 & \text { std. error } & \\1.00 & \mathrm { z } & \\.1587 & \text { p-value (one-tailed, upper) } \\\hline\end{array}$$

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