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RESEARCH
/ADV.
STATISTICS
QUARTER 4
Week 8

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Schools Division Office of Zamboanga City
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City

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Angel May B. Ladrera

Secondaryl Science Teacher - I
Regional Science High School - IX
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SUBJECT &
GRADE LEVEL
RESEARCH/ADV. STATUSTICS(GRADE 10)
QUARTER 4 WEEK 8 DAY mm/dd/yyyy
TOPIC Testing a Proportion p
The learner…
a. Identify the components needed for testing a proportion.
LEARNING
b. Compute the sample test statistic.
COMPETENCY
c. Find the P-value and conclude the test.

IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on separate
sheets.

UNDERSTAND
Testing a Proportion p
Many situations arise that call for tests of proportions or percentages rather than means. For
instance, a college registrar may want to determine if the proportion of students wanting 3-week
intensive courses has increased.

In this lesson, we will study tests involving proportions (i.e., percentages or proportions). Such tests
are similar to those in the previous lesson. The main difference is that we are working with a
distribution of proportions.

The distribution of pˆ = r/n values is well approximated by a normal curve with mean m and
standard deviation s as follows:

Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX

 SAMPLE PROBLEM 1

A team of eye surgeons has developed a new technique for a risky eye operation to restore the
sight of people blinded from a certain disease. Under the old method, it is known that only 30% of
the patients who undergo this operation recover their eyesight. Suppose that surgeons in various
hospitals have performed a total of 225 operations using the new method and that 88 have been
successful (the patients fully recovered their sight). Can we justify the claim that the new method
is better than the old one? (Use a 1% level of significance.)

Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX

 SAMPLE PROBLEM 2

A botanist has produced a new variety of hybrid wheat that is better able to withstand drought
than other varieties. The botanist knows that for the parent plants, the proportion of seeds
germinating is 80%. The proportion of seeds germinating for the hybrid variety is unknown, but
the botanist claims that it is 80%. To test this claim, 400 seeds from the hybrid plant are tested,
and it is found that 312 germinate. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim that the
proportion germinating for the hybrid is 80%.

SOLUTION:

Let p be the proportion of hybrid seeds that will germinate. Notice that we have no prior
knowledge about the germination proportion for the hybrid plant. State Ho and Hi. What is the
required level of significance?

Calculate the sample test statistic pˆ.

Next, we convert the sample test statistic pˆ = 0.78 to a z value. Based on our choice for
H0, what value should we use for p in our formula? Since q = 1 - p, what value should
we use for q? Using these values for p and q, convert pˆ to a z value.

Is the test right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed? Find the P-value of the sample test statistic and
sketch a standard normal curve showing the P-value.

Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX

Do we reject or fail to reject? Interpret your conclusion in the context of the application.

REMEMBER

TRY
Directions: Answer the following problems and show your solutions. BOX for final
answer.

1. Is the national crime rate really going down? Some sociologists say yes! They say
that the reason for the decline in crime rates in the 1980s and 1990s is
demographics. It seems that the population is aging, and older people commit
fewer crimes. According to the FBI and the Justice Department, 70% of all arrests
are of males aged 15 to 34 years. Suppose you are a sociologist in Rock Springs,
Wyoming, and a random sample of police files showed that of 32 arrests last
month, 24 were of males aged 15 to 34 years. Use a 1% level of significance to
test the claim that the population proportion of such arrests in Rock Springs is
different from 70%.

References Brase, C.H., and Brase, C.P,Understandable Statistics Concepts

and Methods Enhanced Edition. Houghton MifflinCompany,2008

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Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX

Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX
Angel May B. Ladrera., SST I, Regional Science High School – IX