In one study of smokers who tried to quit smoking with nicotine patch​ therapy, 38 were smoking one year after treatment and 33 were not smoking one year after the treatment. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that among smokers who try to quit with nicotine patch​ therapy, the majority are smoking one year after the treatment. Do these results suggest that the nicotine patch therapy is not​ effective? Null and alternative hypotheses for this test. H0 : p=0.5 / H1 : p>0.5 A) Identify the test statistic for this hypothesis test. B) Identify the P-value for this hypothesis test.

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In one study of smokers who tried to quit smoking with nicotine patch​ therapy, 38 were smoking one year after treatment and 33 were not smoking one year after the treatment. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that among smokers who try to quit with nicotine patch​ therapy, the majority are smoking one year after the treatment. Do these results suggest that the nicotine patch therapy is not​ effective?

Null and alternative hypotheses for this test.

H0 : p=0.5 / H1 : p>0.5

A) Identify the test statistic for this hypothesis test.

B) Identify the P-value for this hypothesis test. 

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