A researcher claims that the incidence of a certain type of cancer is less than 5%. To test this claim, the a random sample of 4000 people are checked and 170 are determined to have the cancer. The following is the setup for this hypothesis test: Ho p 0.05 Ha :p< 0.05 In this example, the p-value was determined to be 0.015. come to a conclusion and interpret the results for this hypothesis test for a proportion (use a significance level of 5%) Select the correct answer below O The decision is to reject the Null Hypothesis. The conclusion is that there is enough evidence to support the claim o The decision is to fail to reject the Null Hypothesis. The conclusion is that there is not enough evidence to support the claim.

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A researcher claims that the incidence of a certain type of cancer is less than 5%. To test this claim, the a random sample of
4000 people are checked and 170 are determined to have the cancer.
The following is the setup for this hypothesis test:
Ho p 0.05
Ha :p< 0.05
In this example, the p-value was determined to be 0.015.
come to a conclusion and interpret the results for this hypothesis test for a proportion (use a significance level of 5%)
Select the correct answer below
O The decision is to reject the Null Hypothesis.
The conclusion is that there is enough evidence to support the claim
o
The decision is to fail to reject the Null Hypothesis.
The conclusion is that there is not enough evidence to support the claim.
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher claims that the incidence of a certain type of cancer is less than 5%. To test this claim, the a random sample of 4000 people are checked and 170 are determined to have the cancer. The following is the setup for this hypothesis test: Ho p 0.05 Ha :p< 0.05 In this example, the p-value was determined to be 0.015. come to a conclusion and interpret the results for this hypothesis test for a proportion (use a significance level of 5%) Select the correct answer below O The decision is to reject the Null Hypothesis. The conclusion is that there is enough evidence to support the claim o The decision is to fail to reject the Null Hypothesis. The conclusion is that there is not enough evidence to support the claim.
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