Question

The researcher recently read an article on this topic which reported that about 60% of adults in the U.S. agreed with the statement. The research team wondered whether this proportion is the same in the community. Based on the results from the previous random sample of 500 students, the sample proportion obtained is 69%. Does this suggest that the proportion in the community is different from what the article suggested?

Answer 1

The question is about conducting hypothesis tests to determine if the proportion in a community is different from a given proportion. The null hypothesis would be that the proportions are the same, while the alternative hypothesis would be that the proportions are different.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is about conducting hypothesis tests to determine if the true proportion of a population is different from a given proportion. In this case, the researcher wants to test if the proportion of adults in a community who agree with a statement is different from the proportion reported in an article. The null hypothesis would be that the proportion in the community is the same as the proportion in the article (60%). The alternative hypothesis would be that the proportion in the community is different from the proportion in the article.