A researcher claims that 85% percent of Americans think they are unlikely to contract the Zika virus.

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A researcher claims that 85% percent of Americans think they are unlikely to contract the Zika virus. In a random sample of 250 Americans, 225 think they are unlikely to contract the Zika virus. At α = 0.05, is there enough evidence to reject the researcher’s claim?


(a) Identify the claim and state H0 and Ha

(b) Find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region(s), 

(c) Find the standardized test statistic z, 

(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis, and 

(e) Interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

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