Question: Unit 4 Homework Exercise, Section 9.1, #13 (Are Seat Belts Effective?) A simple random sample of front-seat occupants involved in car crashes is obtained. Among

Unit 4 Homework Exercise, Section 9.1, #13 (Are
Unit 4 Homework Exercise, Section 9.1, #13 (Are Seat Belts Effective?) A simple random sample of front-seat occupants involved in car crashes is obtained. Among 2823 occupants not wearing seat belts, 31 were killed. Among 7765 occupants wearing seat belts, 16 were killed (based on data from "Who Wants Airbags?" by Meyer and Finney, Chance, Vol. 18, No. 2). We want to use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that seat belts are effective in reducing fatalities. a. Test the claim using a hypothesis test. b. What does the result suggest about the effectiveness of seat belts

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