EXAMPLE 30 interpreting software output

Each of (a) and (b) represent software output from a test for . For each, examine the indicated software output, and provide the following steps:

  • Step 1 State the hypotheses and the rejection rule.
  • Step 2 Find .
  • Step 3 Find the -value.
  • Step 4 State the conclusion and the interpretation.

Use level of significance for each hypothesis test.

  1. TI-83/84 output for a test for p, where represents the population proportion of quiz questions answered correctly.
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  2. Minitab output for a test for , where represents the population proportion of counties having at least one specialty store.
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Solution

  1. Interpreting the TI-83/84 output
    • Step 1 State the hypotheses and the rejection rule.

      In the TI-83/84 output, the “” tells us that we have a right-tailed test:

      where represents the population proportion of quiz questions answered correctly. We will reject if the -value is less than the level of significance

    • Step 2 Find .

      The “” in the TI-83/84 output gives us the value for .

    • Step 3 Find the -value.

      Here, we need to be a little bit careful, because there are two items containing in the TI-83/84 output. Don't pick , which represents the sample proportion of successes. Instead, the -value is given as “.”

    • Step 4 State the conclusion and the interpretation.

      The -value is less than the level of significance , so we reject . There is evidence that the population proportions of quiz questions answered correctly is greater than 0.75.

  2. Interpreting the Minitab output

    • Step 1 State the hypotheses and the rejection rule.

      The line “Test of vs ” tells us that we have the following two-tailed test.

      where represents the population proportion of counties having at least one specialty store. We will reject if the -value is less than the level of significance .

    • Step 2 Find .

      The “-value” of 1.46 in the Minitab output gives us the value for .

    • Step 3 Find the -value.

      Under “P-Value,” Minitab gives us .

    • Step 4 State the conclusion and the interpretation.

      The -value is not less than the level of significance , so we do not reject . There is insufficient evidence that the population proportions of counties having at least one specialty store differs from 0.62.

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Exercises 27–30.