The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the construction of an adjoining bridge. A political study took a sample of 900900 voters in the town and found that 48%48% of the residents favored construction. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor construction is not equal to 51%51%. Testing at the 0.050.05 level, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim? Step 4 of 6 : Determine the decision rule for rejecting the null hypothesis, H0H0.

The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the construction of an adjoining bridge. A political study took a sample of 900900 voters in the town and found that 48%48% of the residents favored construction. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor construction is not equal to 51%51%. Testing at the 0.050.05 level, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim? Step 4 of 6 : Determine the decision rule for rejecting the null hypothesis, H0H0.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

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