(v)  Using tables, calculator, or spreadsheet:  Determine and enter p-value corresponding to test statistic. Enter value in decimal form rounded to nearest thousandth.  Examples of correctly entered answers: 0.000     0.001     0.030     0.600      0.814      1.000 Recommended online calculator: Correlation Coefficient - Testing Significance        (vi)  Comparing p-value and α value, which is the correct decision to make for this hypothesis test?  A.  Reject Ho B.  Fail to reject Ho C.  Accept Ho

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The World Bank collected data on the percentage of GDP that a country spends on health expenditures ("Health expenditure," 2013) and also the percentage of women receiving prenatal care ("Pregnant woman receiving," 2013).  The data for 14 countries where this information is available for the year 2011 are in following table (note: outlier data has been removed):

Data of Health Expenditure versus Prenatal Care

Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

Prenatal Care (%)

3.7

54.6

5.2

93.7

5.2

84.7

10.0

100.0

4.7

42.5

4.8

96.4

6.0

77.1

5.4

58.3

4.8

95.4

4.1

78.0

6.0

93.3

9.5

93.3

6.8

93.7

6.1

89.8

 

Test at the 5% level for a correlation between percentage spent on health expenditure and the percentage of women receiving prenatal care.  

(iv)  Calculate and enter test statistic

Enter value in decimal form rounded to nearest hundredth, with appropriate sign (no spaces).  Examples of correctly entered answers:

–2.10      –0.07        +0.60        +1.09

Recommended online calculator:

Correlation Coefficient - Testing Significance

 
 

 

 (v)  Using tables, calculator, or spreadsheet:  Determine and enter p-value corresponding to test statistic.

Enter value in decimal form rounded to nearest thousandth.  Examples of correctly entered answers:

0.000     0.001     0.030     0.600      0.814      1.000

Recommended online calculator:

Correlation Coefficient - Testing Significance

 
 

 

 (vi)  Comparing p-value and α value, which is the correct decision to make for this hypothesis test? 

A.  Reject Ho

B.  Fail to reject Ho

C.  Accept Ho

D.  Accept HA

Enter letter corresponding to correct answer.

 

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