In a random sample of 800 adult Americans, 605 of them were nonsmokers.  The following question was asked:  Should the federal tax on cigarettes be raised to pay for health care reform? In this sample 351 nonsmokers and 41 smokers answered "yes."  Let p1 and p2 be the proportions of nonsmokers and smokers, respectively, in the general population of adult Americans who would answer "yes" to the question.  Use a significance level of 0.01 and an appropriate confidence interval to test the claim that there is no difference in the opinion of the two groups.

Researchers want to estimate the percentage of people who thought drinking and driving was a serious problem. Reserchers waited outside a bar to question people. They usually find 11%of bar patrons believe drinking and driving is a serious problem. a. identify the populatin of interest b. identify the sample c. identify the population parameter of interest d. identifywho if anyone was left out of the study

Twenty years ago, 56% of parents of children in high school felt it was a serious problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science. A recent survey found that 247 of 700 parents of children in high school felt it was a serious problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science. Do parents feel differently today than they did twenty years ago? Use the a = 0.01 level of significance. 5% of the population size, and the sample can be reasonably assumed to be random, the requirements for testing the hypothesis Because npo (1-Po) = 172.5 > 10, the sample size is less than are satisfied. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) What are the null and alternative hypotheses? 0.56 versus H,: p # 0.56 Ho: (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.) %D Find the test statistic. Zo = (Round to two decimal places as needed.) %D

A news article that you read stated that 50% of voters prefer the Democratic candidate. You think that the actual percent is smaller. 128 of the 284 voters that you surveyed said that they prefer the Democratic candidate. What can be concluded at the 0.01 level of significance?

Suppose the mean price for used cars is $10,198. A manager of a Kansas City used car dealership reviewed a sample of 50 recent used car sales at the dealership in an attempt to determine whether the population mean price for used cars at this particular dealership differed from the national mean. The prices for the sample of 50 cars are shown in the file named UsedCars. 12,400 10,400 12,100 10,000 11,000 8,895 7,675 9,975 6,350 10,470 9,895 11,250 8,795 12,500 9,340 10,150 9,200 9,395 11,000 10,640 10,000 7,500 8,000 10,440 10,200 10,300 9,740 9,280 10,930 8,000 9,000 7,680 9,400 10,730 7,350 12,240 11,970 8,240 9,910 10,080 9,440 8,970 9,500 10,050 10,130 11,400 8,500 7,500 9,090 10,500 (a) Formulate the hypotheses that can be used to determine whether a difference exists in the mean price for used cars at the dealership. H0: ? ≤ 10,198 Ha: ? > 10,198 H0: ? < 10,198 Ha: ? ≥ 10,198      H0: ? = 10,198 Ha: ? ≠ 10,198 H0: ? > 10,198 Ha: ? ≤ 10,198 H0: ? ≥ 10,198…

Suppose a survey of 931 business owners found that 23% bought flood insurance. Which part of the survey represents the descriptive branch of statistics? Make an inference based on the results of the survey. Choose the best statement of the descriptive statistic in the problem. O A. Most business owners do not buy flood insurance. B. There is no association between business owners and buying flood insurance. OC. 931 business owners were surveyed. O D. 23% of business owners in the sample bought flood insurance. Choose the best inference from the given information. OA. 23% of business owners in the sample bought flood insurance. OB. 931 business owners were surveyed. OC. Most business owners do not buy flood insurance. D. There is no association between business owners and buying flood insurance.

Past studies have indicated that the percentage of smokers was estimated to be about 34%. Given the new smoking cessation programs that have been implemented, you now believe that the percentage of smokers has reduced. You randomly surveyed 1783 people and found that 553 smoke. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the percentage of smokers has reduced.

Determine whether the underlined number is a statistic or a parameter. in a study of all 4622 professors at a college, it is found that 40% own a television.

The U.S. National Center for Health Statistics complies birth statistics and publishes the results in vital statistics of the United States. The Center has historically believed that the mean of all newborns in the U.S. has been no less than 6.95 pounds. A sample of babies is selected so that the center can revise its belief. The following birth weights, in pounds are recorded: 7.4, 6.0, 8.6, 4.5, 2.0, 7.9, 4.0, 2.6, 5.9, 7.3, 7.3, 7.0, 6.3, 8.1, 7.1, 7.3, 6.6, 5.2, 9.8, 8.0, 10.9, 6.5, 3.8, 5.0, 8.0 a). At 5% level of significance, do these data provide sufficient evidence to refute the Center’s belief? Your conclusion must be in terms of the P-Value as well as setting up a Rejection Region. You must show all necessary work. b). Which statistical distribution should be applied in this situation and why? Explain carefully.

Several studies showed that after eating a low-fat cereal for two meals a day​, subjects had lost some weight.A cereal companyfinanced this research. Identify what is wrong. Choose the correct answer below.     A. Since the research is composed of voluntary response​ samples, there may be key data points missing.   B. The data used in the studies is not reliable because it was not measured by the administrator.   C. It is questionable that the sponsor is a cereal company because this sponsor can be greatly affected by the conclusion.   D. It is not possible to take accurate measurements.