Question: A recent study examined hearing loss data for 1719 U.S. teenagers. In this sample, 349 were found to have some level of hearing loss. News
A recent study examined hearing loss data for 1719 U.S. teenagers. In this sample, 349 were found to have some level of hearing loss. News of this study spread quickly, with many news articles blaming the prevalence of hearing loss on the higher use of ear buds by teens. At MSNBC.com (8/17/2010), Carla Johnson summarized the study with the headline: "1 in 5 U.S. teens has hearing loss, study says." To investigate whether this is an appropriate or a misleading headline, you will conduct a test of significance with the following hypotheses:
Null: = 0.20 Alternative: 0.20
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