The Institute of Education Sciences measures the high school dropout rate as the

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The Institute of Education Sciences measures the high school dropout rate as the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential. In 2009, the high school dropout rate was 8.1%. A polling company recently took a survey of 1000 people between the ages of 16 and 24 and found 6.5% of them are high school dropouts. The polling company would like to determine whether the dropout rate has decreased. Refer to Exhibit 9-6. At a 5% significance level, the decision is to ____________.

A- reject H0; we can conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased

B- reject H0; we cannot conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased

C- do not reject H0; we can conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased

D- do not reject H0; we cannot conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased

Explanation / Answer

Solution:-

option A.  - reject H0; we can conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased.

Explanation:

p-value = 0.0319 and = 0.05

p-value = 0.0319 and = 0.05

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