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    This document outlines the 9 steps to complete a hypothesis test on the relationship between road width and the number of accidents. The steps are: 1) State the problem and hypotheses 2) Choose a test statistic (Spearman's rho) 3) Compute the test statistic (rho = -0.945) and p-value (0.055) 4) State the decision rule and level of significance (α=0.05) 5) Make a decision about the null hypothesis based on the p-value and α 6) Interpret the results 7) Draw a conclusion 8) State implications The analysis found no significant relationship between road width and accidents (p>α), so

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    This document outlines the 9 steps to complete a hypothesis test on the relationship between road width and the number of accidents. The steps are: 1) State the problem and hypotheses 2) Choose a test statistic (Spearman's rho) 3) Compute the test statistic (rho = -0.945) and p-value (0.055) 4) State the decision rule and level of significance (α=0.05) 5) Make a decision about the null hypothesis based on the p-value and α 6) Interpret the results 7) Draw a conclusion 8) State implications The analysis found no significant relationship between road width and accidents (p>α), so

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    Spearman Rho-Test of Hypothesis

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    This document outlines the 9 steps to complete a hypothesis test on the relationship between road width and the number of accidents. The steps are: 1) State the problem and hypotheses 2) Choose a test statistic (Spearman's rho) 3) Compute the test statistic (rho = -0.945) and p-value (0.055) 4) State the decision rule and level of significance (α=0.05) 5) Make a decision about the null hypothesis based on the p-value and α 6) Interpret the results 7) Draw a conclusion 8) State implications The analysis found no significant relationship between road width and accidents (p>α), so

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    Topic: Tests of Hypothesis

    Learning Outcome: To complete the nine steps in hypothesis testing.


    A. Accidents in big cities are often attributed to road designs. One can easily deduce that wider
    roads lead to vehicular accidents because cars tend to Overspeed on these kinds of roads.
    Suppose the number of accidents is recorded in five different places where roads are wider than
    usual and the following data is available for analysis. p-value =0.03

    Road width (in feet) 150 104 120 66 84


    No. of road accidents 40 84 55 92 90

    Compute the R-value and complete the 9 steps in hypothesis testing using the problem
    above!

    1. Problem Statement:
    Is there a significant relationship between road width (in feet) and no. of road accidents?
    2. Hypotheses
    Ho: There is no significant relationship between road width (in feet) and no. of road
    accidents.
    Ha: There is a significant relationship between road width (in feet) and no. of road
    accidents.
    3. Choice of Test Statistics
    α: Spearman rho (rank correlation) α=0.05

    4. Computation
    rho-value = -0.945
    p-value = 0.055
    5. Decision Rule, Level of significance, Findings
    Decision Rule: Reject Ho if p-value < (α) level of significance
    Findings: p-value (0.055) > α (0.05)
    6. Decision
    Do not reject the null hypothesis
    7. Interpretation
    There is no significant relationship between road width (in feet) and no. of vehicle accidents.
    Roads with wide widths may not signify or lead to vehicular accidents just because cars tend
    to over-speed on these kinds of roads. It matters to the person who drove the vehicle if
    she/he handles extra care while driving.
    8. Conclusion
    Road with wide width may conclude a safe way to drive since there is enough space
    and make you don’t have to hustle. Wider roads do not mean that those who drive
    any type of certain vehicle can overspeeding.
    9. Implication
    Wider roads accommodate the increased density of traffic. Thus, it helps those
    working individuals who underwent vehicle transportation so that they may not
    arrive late in their workplace since there is no heavier traffic.

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