H0: p=0.31
Ha: p≠0.31
The National Academy of Science reported that 31%
of research in mathematics is published by US authors. The mathematics chairperson of a prestigious university wishes to test the claim that this percentage is no longer 31%
. He has no indication of whether the percentage has increased or decreased since that time. He surveys a simple random sample of 208
recent articles published by reputable mathematics research journals and finds that 46
of these articles have US authors. Does this evidence support the mathematics chairperson’s claim that the percentage is no longer 31%
? Use a 0.02
level of significance.
Step 1 of 3: State the null and alternative hypotheses for the test. Fill in the blank below.
H0Ha: p=0.31: p⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯0.31
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