Is the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the south higher than the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the west? 436 of the 591 randomly selected wildfires looked at in the south were caused by human: while 389 of the 588 randomly selected wildfires looked at the west were caused by humans. What can be concluded at the a = 0.05 level of significance? a. For this study, we should use Select an answer b. The null and alternative hypotheses would be: Ho: Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer O (please enter a decimal) Hj: Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer (Please enter a decimal)

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Is the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the south higher than the proportion of wildfires caused by
humans in the west? 436 of the 591 randomly selected wildfires looked at in the south were caused by humans
while 389 of the 588 randomly selected wildfires looked at the west were caused by humans. What can be
concluded at the a = 0.05 level of significance?
a. For this study, we should use
b. The null and alternative hypotheses would be:
Select an answer
Ho:
O (please enter a decimal)
Select an answer
Select an answer
Select an answer
Select an answer
Select an answer
Select an answer
(Please enter a decimal)
c. The test statistic ?
(please show your answer to 3 decimal places.)
d. The p-value =
(Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:Is the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the south higher than the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the west? 436 of the 591 randomly selected wildfires looked at in the south were caused by humans while 389 of the 588 randomly selected wildfires looked at the west were caused by humans. What can be concluded at the a = 0.05 level of significance? a. For this study, we should use b. The null and alternative hypotheses would be: Select an answer Ho: O (please enter a decimal) Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer Select an answer (Please enter a decimal) c. The test statistic ? (please show your answer to 3 decimal places.) d. The p-value = (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)
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