Assume that adults were randomly selected for a poll. They were asked if they​ "favor or oppose using federal tax dollars to fund medical research using stem cells obtained from human​ embryos." Of those​ polled, 488488 were in​ favor, 402402 were​ opposed, and 119119 were unsure. A politician claims that people​ don't really understand the stem cell issue and their responses to such questions are random responses equivalent to a coin toss. Exclude the 119119 subjects who said that they were​ unsure, and use a 0.100.10 significance level to test the claim that the proportion of subjects who respond in favor is equal to 0.50.5. What does the result suggest about the​ politician's claim?   This is the null hypothesis Upper H 0H0​: pequals=0.50.5 Upper H 1H1​: pnot equals≠0.5     Identify the test statistic for this hypothesis test.   P value?

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Assume that adults were randomly selected for a poll. They were asked if they​ "favor or oppose using federal tax dollars to fund medical research using stem cells obtained from human​ embryos." Of those​ polled,

488488

were in​ favor,

402402

were​ opposed, and

119119

were unsure. A politician claims that people​ don't really understand the stem cell issue and their responses to such questions are random responses equivalent to a coin toss. Exclude the

119119

subjects who said that they were​ unsure, and use a

0.100.10

significance level to test the claim that the proportion of subjects who respond in favor is equal to

0.50.5.

What does the result suggest about the​ politician's claim?

 

This is the null hypothesis

Upper H 0H0​:
pequals=0.50.5
Upper H 1H1​:
pnot equals≠0.5
 
 
Identify the test statistic for this hypothesis test.
 
P value?

 

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