According to the 2010 Census, 16% of people in the United States are of Hispanic or Latino origin. One Vigo County supervisor believes her county has a lower proportion of Hispanic people than the nation as a whole and questions the validity of the Census. She looks at the county's most recent survey data, a random sample of 400 county residents, and found that 44 of those surveyed are of Hispanic or Latino origin. a. Identify an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis for a test to be conducted by the county supervisor. b. Would the hypothesis test be one or two tailed? Z or T test? Upper or lower? Explain your response.

According to the 2010 Census, 16% of people in the United States are of Hispanic or Latino origin. One Vigo County supervisor believes her county has a lower proportion of Hispanic people than the nation as a whole and questions the validity of the Census. She looks at the county's most recent survey data, a random sample of 400 county residents, and found that 44 of those surveyed are of Hispanic or Latino origin. a. Identify an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis for a test to be conducted by the county supervisor. b. Would the hypothesis test be one or two tailed? Z or T test? Upper or lower? Explain your response.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 6E: List the sample space of each experiment. Tossing three coins

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