Test the claim that the proportion of men who own cats is significantly different than 50% at the 0.02 significance level. a.) The null and alternative hypothesis would be: b.) The test is: right-tailed left-tailed two-tailed   Based on a sample of 60 men, 59% owned cats   c.) The sample proportion ˆp= d.) The test statistic is:  (to 2 decimals) e.) At α=α=0.02, the critical value is:±  (to 2 decimals) f.) Based on this we: Reject the null hypothesis Fail to reject the null hypothes

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Test the claim that the proportion of men who own cats is significantly different than 50% at the 0.02 significance level.

a.) The null and alternative hypothesis would be:

b.) The test is:

right-tailed
left-tailed
two-tailed
 
Based on a sample of 60 men, 59% owned cats
 
c.) The sample proportion ˆp=

d.) The test statistic is:  (to 2 decimals)

e.) At α=α=0.02, the critical value is:±  (to 2 decimals)

f.) Based on this we:
  • Reject the null hypothesis
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis
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