A researcher examines whether a majority of individuals prefer to wear their seat belts when driving by counting seat belt wearing tendencies among a sample. The statistical test that should be used when conducting the hypothesis test is a chi-square test of goodness of fit. True or False

Q: When conducting an upper-tailed hypothesis test, which of the following is the criterion to reject…

A: Decision rule for upper-tailed test: If test statistic > critical value, then reject the null…

Q: When conducting a chi-square goodness of fit test to examine whether the null hypothesis that there…

A: To find whether the given statement is true or false.

Q: A report claims that 46% of full-time college students are employed while attending college. À…

A: Given,n=60x=26p^=xnp^=2660=0.4333α=0.10

Q: A Labrador retriever club has 130 members: 65 black Labs, 44 golden Labs, and 21 chocolate Labs.…

A: A chi-squared test of goodness of fit is suitable to be used in this situation.

Q: In a random sample of males, it was found that 28 write with their left hands and 221 do not. In a…

A: The given claim is the rate of left-handedness among male is than that among females. The first…

Q: It has been reported that 65% of the U.S. adult population play video games in their leisure time. A…

A: Given that  Sample size n =195 Favorable cases x =125 Sample proportion p^=x/n  =125/195 =0.6410

Q: The mean number of rushing yards for one NFL team was less than 99 yards per game. If a hypothesis…

A: Given information Hypothesized mean µ = 99 yards We have to test the claim that the mean number of…

Q: The type II error is also known as false positive or false alarm. Wrongfully failing to reject the…

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Q: Why is it useful to obtain the power curve for a hypothesis test?

A: Power of a test:It is the chance or the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis H0…

Q: A quality control manager wants to determine the reliability of the machines procured for a certain…

A: Here given , A quality control manager wants to determine the reliability of the machines procured…

Q: According to the most recent General Social Survey, 70% of adults watch TV nightly. A researcher…

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Q: Researchers conducted a study of smartphone use among adults. A cell phone company claimed that…

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Q: When is it valid to use a one-tailed test? What is the advantage of a one-tailed test? Give an…

A: When the claim of the test is to test whether one quantity is more or less than the other quantity,…

Q: Samples of Republicans, Democrats, and independents, have been tested for their level of support for…

A: We have given that samples of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents have been tested for their…

Q: 3. Researchers conducted a study of smartphone use among adults. A cell phone company claimed that…

A: Given Information: Male: Sample size (n1) = 1343 Sample proportion (p^1) = 10% = 0.10 Female: Sample…

Q: In a random sample of males, it was found that 28 write with their left hands and 208 do not. In a…

A: The random variable left-handedness follows normal distribution. There are two independent samples…

Q: Are younger people more likely to be vegan/vegetarian? To investigate, the Pew Research Center…

A: It was stated that “Are younger people more likely to be vegan/vegetarian?”, To investigate, the Pew…

Q: If a hypothesis is not rejected at the 5% level of significance, it will also not be rejected at the…

A: Concept of p-value: The p-value in hypothesis testing is the probability of obtaining a test…

Q: In a hypothesis test, the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis is independent of the sample…

A: Introduction: In a hypothesis testing problem, the decision regarding rejection/ failure of…

Q: If the F-statistic is close to one, what would be the decision of a hypothesis test?

A: The F-statistic is the test statistic for F-tests. In general, an F-statistic is a ratio of two…

Q: If you use a 0.05 level of significance in a two-tail hypothesis test, what decision will you make…

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Q: A national publishing house claims that 45% of all weekly magazine readers in South Africa read…

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Q: what is the zobserved value for the hypothesis test?

A: It was stated that I believe that caffeine can improve the capacity of short-term memory (STM). It…

Q: Which plot indicates the null hypothesis of no difference would not be rejected?

A: Objective: To identify the plot that indicates the null hypothesis of no difference would not be…

Q: In a study of 796 randomly selected medical malpractice lawsuits, it was found that 519 of them were…

A: Null and alternate hypotheses: The investigator is specifically interested to test whether most of…

Q: A hypothesis test was performed to decide whether houses are more prone to being lost to fire than…

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Q: If an economist wants to determine whether there is sufficient evidence that the average monthly…

A: We have given that  Population mean = μ = 40000 I want to find claim is one tailed or two tailed.

Q: The overall question is: Is this sufficient evidence to say that the two true proportions are…

A: Here compare proportion of male and female said yes

Q: When the null hypothesis is true, the F test statistic is close to When the null hypothesis is…

A: F-statistics are the ratio of two variances that are approximately the same value when the null…

Q: A researcher believes that the percentage of people who exercise in California is greater than the…

A: Given that Expected national rate =20%  Sample size (n)=120 The number of people observed who…

Q: When using the p-value method, the null hypothesis is rejected when the calculated p-value _____α.

A: To make a decision about rejection or acceptance of null hypothesis we compare p-value and level of…

Q: If you have do not have enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis at the 5% significance level…

A: We have given that  Do not have enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis H0 at the 5% level of…

Q: In testing hypotheses, if the consequences of rejecting the null hypothesis are very serious (when…

A: The question is related to the size of the level of significance.

Q: A shopkeeper wonders if number of their female and male customers are equal or not. They count the…

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Q: In a recent study it was found that of 450 physicians polled 162 were women and of 530 nurses polled…

A: Given claim: The proportion of nurses who are women is greater than the proportion of physicians who…

Q: A researcher would like to test the claim that the proportion of middle-aged smokers with a lung…

A: Claim of the study;A researcher would like to test the claim that the proportion of middle-aged…

Q: In a random sample of males, it was found that 25 write with their left hands and 218 do not. In a…

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Q: Determine the Type II error if the null hypothesis, Ho, is: the mean price of a loaf of bread is…

A: Accepting the null hypothesis, when it is false is called type II error.

Q: The critical boundaries for a hypothesis test are z = +1.96 and -1.96. If the z-score for the sample…

A: Decision rule:Denote z as test statistic value and z(α/2) as the critical value.Decision rule based…

Q: A national survey conducted among a simple random sample of 1,507 adults show that 56% of Americans…

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Q: When conducting a chi-square test of independence in a contingency table, as the difference between…

A: chi-square test of independence:

Q: A teacher believes that the percentage of students at her high school who go on to college is higher…

A: Given that  The expected rate in the general population of high school =0.30 Sample size (n)=90 The…

Q: If the null hypothesis is false, you cannot make which kind of error? Type I Type II

A: Type I error: The type I error occurs when rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. It is…

Q: When asked what it means for the result of a hypothesis test to be practically significant (or…

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Q: A magazine reported that at the top 50 business schools in a​ region, students studied an average of…

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Q: If a researcher rejects the null hypothesis when conducting a hypothesis test, it means that the…

A: Alternate hypothesis is the claim made by researcher   If the researcher rejects the null…

Q: The mean age of bus drivers in chicago is 56.7 years. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should…

A: Denote μ as the population mean age of bus drivers.

Q: When asked what it means for the result of a hypothesis test to be practically significant (or…

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Q: A Labrador retriever club has 130 members: 65 black Labs, 44 golden Labs, and 21 chocolate Labs.…

A: It is given that the number of members in a club is 130.

Q: A software company advertises that its software can improve students' grades by at least 15%.  One…

A: Types of errors: Rejecting a true null hypothesis is called a Type I error. Failing to reject a…