12.4 retired professional tennis player Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, John

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12.4 retired professional tennis player Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, John McEnroe, and Jimmy Conners are left handed. Define the parameter p to be the proportion of professional tennis players (current and retired) who are left handed. Researchers are interested in the hypothesis that p>.10. (note: about 10% of the general population is left handed.)

a. what is the population of interest in this situation?

b. write the hypothesis in words, being careful to specify the population and the parameter of interest, by completing the sentence: ”researchers are interested in the hypothesis that…”

Explanation / Answer

a.The population of interest is professional tennis players (current and retired) who are left handed.

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