Question

A researcher predicts that the proportion of people over 65 years of age in a certain city is 11%. To test this, a sample of 1000 people is taken. Of this sample population, 126 people are over 65 years of age.

The following is the setup for this hypothesis test:

H0:p=0.11
Ha:p≠0.11

The p-value was determined to be 0.106.

Come to a conclusion and interpret the results for this hypothesis test for a proportion (use a significance level of 5%) Select all that apply:

a. Reject the H0.
b. Fail to reject the H0.
c. There is NOT sufficient evidence to conclude the proportion of people over 65 years of age in a certain city is 11%.
d. There is sufficient evidence to conclude the proportion of people over 65 years of age in a certain city is 11%.

Answer 1

Option b and d

Explanation:

With the following data,

H0:p=0.11

Ha:p≠0.11

The p-value was determined to be 0.106 and significance level of 0.05.

Since the p value (0.106) is great than 0.05, then we will fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that There is sufficient evidence to conclude the proportion of people over 65 years of age in a certain city is 11%