A well-known brokerage firm executive claimed that 20% of investors are currently confident of meeting their investment goals. An XYZ Investor Optimism Survey, conducted over a two week period, found that in a sample of 100 people, 21% of them said they are confident of meeting their goals. Test the claim that the proportion of people who are confident is larger than 20% at the 0.10 significance level. The null and alternative hypothesis would be:

A well-known brokerage firm executive claimed that 20% of investors are currently confident of meeting their investment goals. An XYZ Investor Optimism Survey, conducted over a two week period, found that in a sample of 100 people, 21% of them said they are confident of meeting their goals. Test the claim that the proportion of people who are confident is larger than 20% at the 0.10 significance level. The null and alternative hypothesis would be:

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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