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7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions

7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions. Statistics Mrs. Spitz Spring 2009. Objectives/Assignment. How to use a z-test to test a population proportion, p. Assignment: pp. 344-345 #1-16 all. Hypothesis Test for Proportions.

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7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions

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  1. 7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions Statistics Mrs. Spitz Spring 2009

  2. Objectives/Assignment • How to use a z-test to test a population proportion, p. Assignment: pp. 344-345 #1-16 all

  3. Hypothesis Test for Proportions • In this section, you will learn how to test a population proportion, p. If np ≥ 5 and nq ≥ 5 for a binomial distribution, then the sampling distribution for is normal with and

  4. WRITE THIS DOWN!!!

  5. Ex. 1: Hypothesis Test for a Proportion • A medical researcher claims that less than 20% of American adults are allergic to a medication. In a random sample of 100 adults, 15% say they have such an allergy. Test the researcher’s claim at  = 0.01.

  6. SOLUTION • The products np = 100(0.20)= 20 and nq = 100(0.80) = 80 are both greater than 5. So, you can use the z-test. The claim is “less than 20% are allergic to a medication.” So the null and alternative hypothesis are: Ho: p ≥ 0.2 and Ha: p < 0.2 (Claim)

  7. Solution continued . . . • Because the test is a left-tailed test and the level of significance is  = 0.01, the critical value is zo = -2.33 and the rejection region is z < -2.33. Using the z-test, the standardized test statistic is:

  8. SOLUTION Continued . . . • The graph shows the location of the rejection region and the standardized test statistic, z. Because z is not in the rejection region, you should decide not to reject the null hypothesis. In other words, there is not enough evidence to support the claim that less than 20% of Americans are allergic to the medication.

  9. Study Tip: • Remember that when you fail to reject Ho, a type II error is possible. For instance, in Example 1, the null hypothesis, p ≥ 0.20, may be false.

  10. Ex. 2 Hypothesis Test for a Proportion • Harper’s Index claims that 23% of Americans are in favor outlawing cigarettes. You decide to test this claim and ask a random sample of 200 Americas whether they are in favor outlawing cigarettes. Of the 200 Americans, 27% are in favor. At  = 0.05, is there enough evidence to reject the claim?

  11. SOLUTION: • The products np = 200(0.23) = 45 and nq = 200(0.77) = 154 are both greater than 5. So you can use a z-test. The claim is “23% of Americans are in favor of outlawing cigarettes.” So, the null and alternative hypotheses are: Ho: p = 0.23 (Claim)and Ha: p  0.23

  12. SOLUTION continued . . . • Because the test is a two-tailed test, and the level of significance is  = 0.05, the critical values are –zo = -1.96 and zo = 1.96. The rejection regions are z < -1.96 and z> 1.96

  13. SOLUTION continued . . . • Using the z-test, the standardized test statistic is:

  14. SOLUTION Continued . . . • The graph shows the location of the rejection regions and the standardized test statistic, z. • Because z is not in the rejection region, you should fail to reject the null hypothesis. At the 5% level of significance, there is not enough evidence to reject the claim that 23% of Americans are in favor of outlawing cigarettes.

  15. Ex. 3 Hypothesis Test a Proportion • The Pew Research Center claims that more than 55% of American adults regularly watch a network news broadcast. You decide to test this claim and ask a random sample of 425 Americans whether they regularly watch a network news broadcast. Of the 425 Americans, 255 responded yes. At  = 0.05, is there enough evidence to support the claim?

  16. SOLUTION: • The products np = 425(0.55) = 235 and nq = 425(0.45) = 191 are both greater than 5. So you can use a z-test. The claim is “more than 55% of Americans watch a network news broadcast.” So, the null and alternative hypotheses are: Ho: p  0.55 and Ha: p > 0.55 (Claim)

  17. SOLUTION continued . . . • Because the test is a right-tailed test, and the level of significance is  = 0.05, the critical value is zo = 1.645 and the rejection region is z > 1.645.

  18. SOLUTION continued . . . • Using the z-test, the standardized test statistic is: REMEMBER P-hat is equal to x/n.

  19. SOLUTION Continued . . . • The graph shows the location of the rejection region and the standardized test statistic, z. Because z is in the rejection region, you should decide to There is enough evidence at the 5% level of significance, to support the claim that 55% of American adults regularly watch a network news broadcast.

  20. Upcoming dates: • Today and tomorrow – 7.4—Check in 7.3 for all others who did not get it done yesterday! • Thursday/Friday – 7.5 Hypothesis Testing for the Variance and Standard Deviation • Monday – No School – President’s Day • Tuesday/Wednesday—Chapter 7 Review pp. 361-364 #1-46 – Very long so we are taking the extra day for this. • Thursday – Chapter 7 Exam/Binder Check

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