Question

Judging on the basis of experience, a politician claims that 49% of voters in a certain area have voted for an independent candidate in past elections. Suppose you surveyed 200 randomly selected people in that area, and 134 of them reported having voted for an independent candidate. The null hypothesis is that the overall proportion of voters in the area that have voted for an independent candidate is 49%. What value of the test statistic should you report?​

Answer 1

The data of the survey you took, not the politician's claim

Explanation:

67% of people voted for an independent candidate in the past, according to the data when you survey them, You should use this data, because the politician's statement is a claim, and is not verified by a survey.