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Suppose that you are examining the difference in ages between brides and grooms. You are interested in conducting a significance test to examine to address the theory that the bride is younger than the groom in more than half of all marriages. A sample of 100 couples were observed, for which 67 had a bride younger than the groom.

whats is the parameter? .
Step 2: The null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis?
Step 5: whats the p-value is:

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Answer:

Parameter = 0.5

Null hypothesis : H0 : P0 = 0.5

Alternative hypothesis ; H0 : P0 > 0.5

Pvalue = 0.99966

Explanation:

The parameter defines a statistical value or calculation which is derived from the population.

The parameter in this scenario is the population proportion, P0 which is 0.5

The scenario above describes a scenario to test the difference in population.

The null hypothesis, that bride and groom are of the same age ;

H0 : P0 = 0.5

The alternative hypothesis ; the bride is younger Than the groom in more than half of the population.

H1 : p0 > 0.5

To obtain the Pvalue :

Test statistic : (phat - P0) ÷ √(p0(1 -p0) / n)

Phat = x/n

x = 67 ; sample size, n = 100

Phat = x / n = 67/100 = 0.67

P0 = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5

Tstatistic = (0.67-0.50) ÷ √(0.5(0.5) / 100)

Tstatiatic = 0.17 ÷ 0.05

Tstatistic = 3.4

P-value : p(Z < 3.4) = 0.99966 (Z probability calculator).

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