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is néédéd to cut margil e Tim you c. (1 points)What sample size interval to 1.5%? Use 51% as your best guess for #2.( 5points)In a study conducted recently 567 out of 1072 people surveyed expressed preference for chocolate ice cream over othe r flavors. et p be the proportion of the population surveyed that prefers chocolate ice cream. At 5% significance level do the data presents evidence at majority (over half) of people from surveyed population prefer chocolate ice cream? Test appropriate hypothesis. Use following steps: a) state both hypotheses: Ho b) compute the test statistics. Ha : c) compute a p-value d) decide if you reject null hypothesis or not, Circle one: e) Answer question posed in the problem, use a complete sentence. Reject Ho Do not reject Ho

Explanation / Answer

Part a

The null and alternative hypothesis for this test is given as below:

Null hypothesis: H0: The population proportion of the people who prefer chocolate ice cream is 50%.

Alternative hypothesis: Ha: The population proportion of the people who prefer chocolate ice cream is more than 50%.

In symbolic notation,

Null hypothesis: H0: p = 0.5

Alternative hypothesis: Ha: p > 0.5

Part b

Test statistic formula is given as below:

Z = (P – p) / sqrt(pq/n)

Where, q = 1 – p

We are given

Number of items of interest = X = 567

Sample size = n = 1072

Sample proportion = P = X/n = 567/1072 = 0.52891791

Population proportion = p =0.5, so q = 1 – p = 1 – 0.5 = 0.5

Z = (0.52891791 – 0.5)/sqrt(0.5*0.5/1072)

Z = (0.52891791 – 0.5)/ 0.0153

Z = 1.8936

Part c

P-value = 0.0291

(by using z-table for = 0.05)

Part d

P-value < = 0.05,

So, we reject the null hypothesis H0

Part e

At 5% level of significance, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that majority of people from surveyed population prefer chocolate ice cream.