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A statistics professor claims that her lectures cause headaches in only 1% of those who listen to them. A disgruntled student believes that more than 1% of those who listen to the lecture actually get headaches.

  1. Identify the population(s).
    • All students who listen to the lecture.
    • More than 1% of those who listen to the lecture actually get headaches.
    • 1% of those who attend the class.
    • the proportion of those who come to class compared to those who do get a headache.


  2. What is the variable being examined for individuals in the population(s)?
    • 1% of those who attend the lecture who get a headache.
    • whether or not a student who listens to the lecture gets a headache.
    • more than 1% of those who attend the lecture who get a headache.
    • the proportion of those who listened to the lecture.


  3. Is it categorical or quantitative?
    • Categorical
    • Quantitative


  4. Identify the parameter(s).
    • the proportion of those who listen to the lecture and develop a headache.
    • the mean of those who listen to the lecture who get a headache.
    •  whether or not a person who listens to the lecture gets a headache.
    • all individuals who come to class.


  5. What is the claim?
    • comparing two population means
    • a population mean
    • comparing two population proportions
    • a population proportion


  6. Which hypotheses do we want to test?
    • H0p = 0.01
      Hap > 0.01
    • H0p = 0.01
      Hap ≠ 0.01
    • H0p ≠ 0.01
      Hap = 0.01
    • H0p = 0.01
      Hap < 0.01
 
 
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