Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted? OA. Ho: p=0.5 H₁: p<0.5 OC. Ho: p<0.5 H₁: p=0.5 OE Ho: p=0.5 H₁: p=0.5 What is the test statistic? 2= (Round to two decimal places as needed.) What is the P-value? P-value= (Round to three decimal places as needed.) What is the conclusion about the null hypothesis? OA. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a. B. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a. OC. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, a. OD. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, a. O B. D. OF.

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In a study of 818 randomly selected medical malpractice lawsuits, it was found that 512 of them were dropped or dismissed. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that most medical malpractice lawsuits are dropped or dismissed.
Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted?
OA. Ho: p=0.5
H₁: p<0.5
OC. Ho: p<0.5
H₁: p=0.5
OE. Ho: p=0.5
H₁: p0.5
What is the test statistic?
Z=
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
What is the P-value?
P-value=
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
What is the conclusion about the null hypothesis?
OA. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a.
OB. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a.
OC. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, α.
D. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, a.
OB. Ho: p=0.5
H₁: p>0.5
OD. Ho: p0.5
H₁: p=0.5
OF. Ho:p> 0.5
H₁: p=0.5
Transcribed Image Text:In a study of 818 randomly selected medical malpractice lawsuits, it was found that 512 of them were dropped or dismissed. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that most medical malpractice lawsuits are dropped or dismissed. Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted? OA. Ho: p=0.5 H₁: p<0.5 OC. Ho: p<0.5 H₁: p=0.5 OE. Ho: p=0.5 H₁: p0.5 What is the test statistic? Z= (Round to two decimal places as needed.) What is the P-value? P-value= (Round to three decimal places as needed.) What is the conclusion about the null hypothesis? OA. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a. OB. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or equal to the significance level, a. OC. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, α. D. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the significance level, a. OB. Ho: p=0.5 H₁: p>0.5 OD. Ho: p0.5 H₁: p=0.5 OF. Ho:p> 0.5 H₁: p=0.5
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