A hospital claims that the proportion,p , of full-term babies born in their hospital that weigh more than 7 pounds is 44 %. In a random sample of 135 babies born in this hospital, 46 weighed over 7 pounds. Is there enough evidence to reject the hospital's claim at the 0.1 level of significance? Perform a two-tailed test. Then fill in the table below. Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answers as specified in the table. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas.) The null hypothesis: H0: _?   The alternative hypothesis: H1:_ ?   The type of test statistic: ?             The value of the test statistic: (Round to at least three decimal places.) ?   The two critical values at the   0.1 level of significance: _? _? (Round to at least three decimal places.)     Can we reject the claim that the proportion of full-term babies born in their hospital that weigh more than   7 pounds is 44 % yes or no ?

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A hospital claims that the proportion,p , of full-term babies born in their hospital that weigh more than 7 pounds is 44 %. In a random sample of 135 babies born in this hospital, 46 weighed over 7 pounds. Is there enough evidence to reject the hospital's claim at the 0.1 level of significance?

Perform a two-tailed test. Then fill in the table below.

Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answers as specified in the table. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas.)

The null hypothesis:
H0: _?
 
The alternative hypothesis:
H1:_ ?
 
The type of test statistic: ?
     
     
The value of the test statistic:
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
?
 
The two critical values at the
 

0.1

level of significance: _? _?
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
 
 
Can we reject the claim that the proportion of full-term babies born in their hospital that weigh more than
 

7 pounds is 44 % yes or no ?

 
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Given information-

Sample size, n = 135

Significance level, α = 0.1

We have given that in a random sample of 135 babies born in this hospital, 46 weighed over 7 pounds. 

The sample proportion is-

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Since it is a two-tailed test hypothesis.

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