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28 March, 02:52

A researcher claims that the proportion of people who are right-handed is greater than 70%. To test this claim, a random sample of 600 people is taken and its determined that 424 people are right-handed.

The following is the setup for this hypothesis test:

{H0:p=0.70

Ha:p>0.70

Find the test statistic for this hypothesis test for a proportion.

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  1. 28 March, 03:04
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    The test statistic is 0.53.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    z = (proportion mean - population proportion) : sqrt (pq/n)

    proportion mean = x/n = 424/600 = 0.71

    population proportion (p) = 70% = 0.70

    q = 1 - p = 1 - 0.70 = 0.30

    n = 600

    z = (0.71 - 0.70) : sqrt (0.70*0.30/600) = 0.01 : sqrt (3.5*10^-4) = 0.01 : 0.019 = 0.53
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