Question

Tourism is extremely important to the economy of Florida. Hotel occupancy is an often-reported measure of visitor volume and visitor activity (Orlando Sentinel, May , ). Hotel occupancy data for February in two consecutive years are as follows. Current Year Previous Year Occupied Rooms 1,400 1,309 Total Rooms 1,750 1,700 a. Formulate the hypothesis test that can be used to determine whether there has been an increase in the proportion of rooms occupied over the one-year period. Let population proportion of rooms occupied for current year population proportion of rooms occupied for previous year - Select your answer - - Select your answer - b. What is the estimated proportion of hotel rooms occupied each year (to decimals)

Answer 1

H1 : P1 - P2 = 0

H1 : P1 - P2 > 0

Explanation:

The test to be performed on the given data is ; difference in proportion ;

P1 = proportion od rooms in current year

P2 = proportion of rooms

The null hypothesis ``, H0 : p1 - p2 (this onstage null hypothesis and it is the initial truth, representing the notion that no difference in proportion exists.

H1 : P1 - P2 = 0

The alternative hypothesis takes takes the side that there is an increase on proportion of rooms occupied :

H1 : P1 - P2 > 0