A hospital director is told that 56% of the emergency room visitors are insured. The director wants to test the claim that the percentage of insured patients is below the expected percentage. A sample of 160 patients found that 80 were insured. Find the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Solution :
Given that,
= 56% = 0.56
1 - = 1 - 0.56 = 0.44
n = 160
x = 80
Point estimate = sample proportion = = x / n =80/160 = 0.5
Test statistics
z = ( - ) / *(1-) / n
= ( 0.5 - 0.56) / (0.56*0.44) / 160
= -1.53
The value of test statistic is -1.53
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.