A Catholic Priest Believes That a Higher Proportion of Women

question 118

Essay

A Catholic priest believes that a higher proportion of women in his congregation regularly attend services than the men in his congregation. He randomly selects 100 men and 100 women from his congregation and finds that 32 men and 48 women regularly attend.
A) Specify the competing hypotheses to test the priest's claim.
B) Calculate the value of the relevant test statistic.
C) Compute the p-value. Does the evidence support the priest's claim at the 1% significance level?

• A) Specify the competing hypotheses to test the priest's claim.
• B) Calculate the value of the relevant test statistic.
• C) Compute the p-value. Does the evidence support the priest's claim at the 1% significance level?

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Definitions:

Ego

In Freudian theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality, playing a key role in managing self-identity and consciousness.

Id

In Freudian theory, the mental structure present at birth that is the main source of psychological energy. It is unconscious and pleasure-seeking and demands that bodily drives be satisfied.

Internalized

Refers to the process by which individuals adopt the values, attitudes, or norms of a group or society, making them part of their personal value system.

Adult Standards

Adult standards refer to societal norms and expectations that are typically applied to the behavior, responsibility, and roles of adults, differing from those applied to children or adolescents.