The govenor is ciriticized after they found that there is discrimination against Hispanic in the hiring process (that Hispanics are less likely to be hired than other races/ethnicities). You find that the proportion of Hispanics employed by local authorities is 7%, in a random sample of 300 public employees, while they represent 10% of the general population. Conduct a hypothesis tests of whether the governor has fair hiring practices for α = 0.02. Clearly state the null and alternative hypotheses and p-value.

The govenor is ciriticized after they found that there is discrimination against Hispanic in the hiring process (that Hispanics are less likely to be hired than other races/ethnicities). You find that the proportion of Hispanics employed by local authorities is 7%, in a random sample of 300 public employees, while they represent 10% of the general population. Conduct a hypothesis tests of whether the governor has fair hiring practices for α = 0.02. Clearly state the null and alternative hypotheses and p-value.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

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