The news program wishes to test whether there is evidence that more than three-quarters of U.S. adults
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The news program wishes to test whether there is evidence that more than three-quarters of U.S. adults are opposed to the verdict. Five hundred and sixty two participants participated in the survey, of which 82% said that they were unhappy with the verdict.
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses for this test.
b. What is the value of the statistic?
In order to understand more about how people in the U.S. feel about the outcome of a recent criminal trial in which the defendant was found not guilty, a television news program invites viewers to go the news programs website and indicate their opinion about the event. At the end of the show 82% of the people who voted in the poll indicated they were unhappy with the verdict.
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781118172148
1st Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy