TYPE (including your name) the question on a separate page and the solution must fill an entire page. No hand drawn graphs, equations or symbols all must be computer generated and no liquid paste. Everything can be done in Word or a word processor. Use the traditional method. Be sure to include the null and alternative, significance level, critical value(s), the test statistic with calculations shown, the  properly drawn graph, decision criteria, decision and one of the four possible conclusions. Don't forget to answer the question at the end of the problem.    A common idea is that people can temporarily postponed death to survive a major holiday or important event. A study found that there were 6916 deaths before the Independence Day and 5817 deaths after the Independence Day. Test the claim at the 0.1 significance level that the proportion of deaths in the week before the Independence Day is less that 0.5. Based on your result, does it appear that peole can temporarily postpone death to survive the Independence Day holiday?

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TYPE (including your name) the question on a separate page and the solution must fill an entire page. No hand drawn graphs, equations or symbols all must be computer generated and no liquid paste. Everything can be done in Word or a word processor. Use the traditional method. Be sure to include the null and alternative, significance level, critical value(s), the test statistic with calculations shown, the  properly drawn graph, decision criteria, decision and one of the four possible conclusions. Don't forget to answer the question at the end of the problem. 

 

A common idea is that people can temporarily postponed death to survive a major holiday or important event. A study found that there were 6916 deaths before the Independence Day and 5817 deaths after the Independence Day. Test the claim at the 0.1 significance level that the proportion of deaths in the week before the Independence Day is less that 0.5. Based on your result, does it appear that peole can temporarily postpone death to survive the Independence Day holiday?

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