In a survey of 3005 adults aged 57 through 85 years, it was found that 81.7% of

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In a survey of 3005 adults aged 57 through 85 years, it was found that 81.7% of them used at least one prescription medication (based on data from “Use of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications and Dietary Supplements Among Older Adults in the United States,” by Qato et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300, No. 24). Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that more than 3>4 of adults use at least one prescription medication. Does the rate of prescription use among adults appear to be high?

Identify the indicated values or interpret the given display. Use the normal distribution as an approximation to the binomial distribution, as described in Part 1 of this section. Use a 0.05 significance level and answer the following:

a. Is the test two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed?
b. What is the test statistic?
c. What is the P-value?
d. What is the null hypothesis, and what do you conclude about it?
e. What is the final conclusion?

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Mathematical Interest Theory

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Authors: Leslie Jane, James Daniel, Federer Vaaler

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