Hello I have some questions about STAT that I want to someon
Hello, I have some questions about STAT that I want to someone can help me. Please give me detailed solutions. Thank you!!
During the 1980s, the general consensus is that about 5% of the nation\'s children had autism. Some claimed that increases certain chemicals in the environment has led to an increase in autism. (a) Write an appropriate hypothesis for this situation (b) A recent study examined 384 children and found that 46 showed signs of autism. Perform a test of the hypothesis and state the p-value. (c) What are your conclusions? State how you use the p-value.Solution
Formulating the null and alternatuve hypotheses,
Ho: p = 0.6
Ha: p =/= 0.6
As we see, the hypothesized po = 0.6
Getting the point estimate of p, p^,
p^ = x / n = 0.5
Getting the standard error of p^, sp,
sp = sqrt[po (1 - po)/n] = 0.040824829
Getting the z statistic,
z = (p^ - po)/sp = -2.449489743
As this is a 2 tailed test, then, getting the p value,
p = 0.014305878
significance level = 0.05
As P < 0.05, we REJECT THE NULL HYPOTHESIS.
Thus, there is significant evidence that the proportion of all homeowners that move to another house within 5 years from the time they purchased their first house is not 60%. [CONCLUSION]
