Worksheet I

Statistics and Probability • Grade 11

16.2. Interpretation of the Population Proportion

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A. Determine the critical values given the type of test and significance level.

1. Left-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.01 2. Right-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.01

3. Two-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.05 4. Left-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.05

5. Two-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.01 6. Right-tailed test, 𝛼 = 0.05

B. Illustrate the rejection region and locate the test statistic value using the given
information. Then, determine whether the null hypothesis should be rejected.

1. Left-tailed test, critical value: −2.33, 𝑧 = −2.90

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2. Two-tailed test, critical values: ±2.58, 𝑧 = 0.88

C. State the null and alternative hypotheses in words and in symbols.

1. A security committee head claims that 54% of lost belongings in a school fair are
cell phones.

2. In a certain restaurant, it is believed that at least 20% of the customers give tips.
However, a restaurant server thinks that less than 20% of customers give tips.

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D. Solve the following word problem.

1. A claim about a population proportion is tested using a right-tailed test at 0.05 level
of significance. The test statistic value is computed to be 𝑧 = 1.86. Illustrate the
rejection region and locate the test statistic value in the distribution. Then, determine
whether the null hypothesis should be rejected or not.

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