Answer: B. 0.0171
Explanation:
The question is incomplete. The complete question is:
A cola manufacturer invited consumers to take a blind taste test. Consumers were asked to decide which of two sodas they preferred. The manufacturer was also interested in what factors played a role in taste preferences. Below is a printout comparing the taste preferences of men and women.
HYPOTHESIS: PROP. X = PROP. Y
SAMPLES SELECTED FROM soda(brand1,brand2)
males (sex=0, males) (NUMBER = 115)
females (sex=1, females) (NUMBER = 56)
X = males
Y = females
SAMPLE PROPORTION OF X = 0.422018
SAMPLE SIZE OF X = 109
SAMPLE PROPORTION OF Y = 0.25
SAMPLE SIZE OF Y = 52
PROPORTION X - PROPORTION Y = 0.172018
Z = 2.11825
Suppose the manufacturer wanted to test to determine if the males preferred its brand more than the females. Using the test statistic given, for a one-sided test, compute the appropriate p-value for the test.
Solution:
Looking at the statement, "Suppose the manufacturer wanted to test to determine if the males preferred its brand more than the females", it shows that it is a right tailed test. Since the test statistic is already known, we would find the probability value for the area above the test statistic or z score from the normal distribution table. From the table,
p value = 0.983
The required p value above the z score is
1 - 0.983 = 0.0171
the appropriate p-value for the test is 0.0171