Hypothesis Test For a Proportion

Instructions:

  1. Follow the instructions and hit the "enter" key when you have finished entering in your step, or select the correct entry.

  2. If you need a hint, click on the "Hint" Button".

In the applet, the number of successes is labeled "r", so that p = r/n.

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Written Exercises

When you have mastered the above tutorial, please answer the following in a few complete sentences

  1. Describe the steps in conducting a hypothesis test for a proportion?

  2. Explain how conducting a hypothesis test for a proportion differs from conducting a hypothesis test for a mean.

 

 

Information on conducting a hypothesis test for a proportion

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