document.write( "Question 918898: Based on the report, ‘New Century, Old Disputes’ (Atal, J.P., Nopo,
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document.write( "H., Winder, N., 2009), women hold 33% of the better paid jobs in the
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document.write( "Latin America and Caribbean region. A survey of 100 women reveals
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document.write( "proportion of 0.27.\r
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document.write( "a) At the 1% alpha level, has the rate changed?\r
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document.write( "b) What are some of the reasons that could support this low level low
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document.write( "rate in the region?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #557301 by ewatrrr(24785) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ho: p = 0.33 (claim) \n" ); document.write( "Ha: p ≠ .33 \n" ); document.write( "n = 100 \n" ); document.write( "z = (.27 - .33)/sqrt(.33*.67/100) = -.06/.047 = -1.276 \n" ); document.write( "p(z < -1.276) = .10 \n" ); document.write( ".10 > .01 \n" ); document.write( "At the 1% alpha level, accept claim. \n" ); document.write( "Study does not support that rate has changed. \n" ); document.write( "b) culture, less education, etc \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |