Ten years ago 53% of American families owned stocks or stock funds. Sample data collected by the Investment Company Institute indicate that the percentage is now 48%.
(a) | Choose the appropriate hypotheses such that rejection of H0 will support the conclusion that a smaller proportion of American families own stocks or stock funds this year than 10 years ago. | ||||||
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(b) | Assume the Investment Company Institute sampled 300 American families to estimate that the percent owning stocks or stock funds is 48% this year. What is the p value for your hypothesis test? If required, round your answer to four decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. | ||||||
(c) | At α = 0.01, what is your conclusion? | ||||||
We - Select your answer -rejectfail to rejectItem 6 the null hypothesis. We - Select your answer -cancannotItem 7 conclude that a smaller proportion of American families own stocks or stock funds this year than they did 10 years ago |
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