Nationally, the proportion of red cars on the road is 0.12. A statistically minded fan of the

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Nationally, the proportion of red cars on the road is 0.12. A statistically minded fan of the Philadelphia Phillies (whose team color is red) wonders if Phillies fans are more likely to drive red cars. One day during a home game, he takes a random sample of 210 cars parked at Citizens Bank Park (the Phillies home field), and counts 35 red cars.

a. State appropriate hypotheses for performing a significance test. Be sure to define the parameter of interest.

b. Explain why there is some evidence for the alternative hypothesis.

c. The P-value for the test in (a) is 0.0187. Interpret the P-value.

d. What conclusion would you make at the α = 0.05 significance level?

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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