document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903025>Question 903025</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a clinical trial, 19 out of 800 patients taking a prescription drug complained of flulike symptoms. Suppose that it is known that 1.7% of the patients taking competing drugs complain of flulike symptoms. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that more than 1.7% of this drug's users experience flulike symptoms as a side effect at the a=0.05 level of significance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) what are the null and alternative hypothesis?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Use technology to find the p-valve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help with this. I am struggling with this course. I need to see the work to understand what I am doing. The instructor is not much help. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #547786 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=547786\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ho: p = 0.017<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: p > .017 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sample proportion = p-hat = 19/800 = 0.02375<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "test stat:: z(0.02375) = (.024-.017)/sqrt[0.017*0.983/800] = .007/.00457 = 1.53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p-value = P(z > 1.53) = 1 - P(z<1.53) = 1 - .94 = .06<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conclusiion: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the p-value is greater than 5%, accept Ho.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that more than 1.7% results <BR>\n" );
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