A researcher claims that the percentage of infants who receive immunizations is less than 80%. They select a sample of size 900 infants and 693 have received immunizations. a. State the null and alternative hypotheses. b. Compute the test statistic (z value). c. Compute the P-value. d. What conclusion should be made at a 5% significance level?

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The results of given question's parts based on hypothesis testing.

a) Null and Alternative hypothesis

H₀ : p = 0.8

H₀ : p = 0.8 Hₐ : p < 0.8

b) test statistic (z value ) is Z = -2.25.

c) P- value ( Z꜀ ) is - 1.64

d) Rejected the null hypothesis.

We have given that

Sample size, n = 900

Hypothesis population proportion, p₀ = 0.80

Sample proportion , p-hat = 0.77

favourable cases, X = 693

significance level, α = 0.05

a) The following null and alternative hypothesis for population proportion needs to be tested :

H₀ : p = 0.8

Hₐ : p < 0.8

This is corresponding to a left tailed test for a z test for one population will used .

c) we have given that, Significance level is α=0.05 and the critical value for a left tailed test is Z꜀ = - 1.64

so, the rejection region for left tailed test R = { Z Z<- 1.64 }

b) Z- statistic value :

Z = (p-hat - p₀)/√p₀(1-p₀)/n

=> Z = ( 0.77 - 0.8 )/√0.8×0.2/900

=> Z = -2.25

d) Decision about Null hypothesis,

Since, it is observed that Z = - 2.25 < Z꜀ = - 1.645 it is then concluded that the null hypothesis is rejected. Reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the percentage of infants who receive immunization s is less than 80%.

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