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In a study of 420,148 cell phone users, 136 subjects developed cancer of the brain or nervous system. Test the claim of a somewhat common belief that such cancers are affected by cell phone use. That is, test the claim that cell phone users develop cancer of the brain or nervous system at a rate that is different from the rate of 0.0340% for people who do not use cell phones. Because this issue has such great importance, use a 0.005significance level. Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, conclusion about the null hypothesis, and final conclusion that addresses the original claim. Use the P-value method and the normal distribution as an approximation to the binomial distribution.
1. What is the test statistic?
z= _____
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
2. What is the P-value?
P-value= _____
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
3. What is the conclusion on the null hypothesis?
less than or equal to the significance level, α.
greater than the significance level, α.
less than or equal to the significance level, α.
greater than the significance level, α.
4. What is the final conclusion?
C. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that cell phone users develop cancer of the brain or nervous system at a rate that is different from the rate of 0.0340%.
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