In a recent court case it was found that during a period of 11
years 872 people were selected for grand jury duty and 42 % of them
were from the same ethnicity. Among the people eligible for grand
jury duty, 80.5% were of this ethnicity. Use a 0.01 significance
level to test the claim that the selection process is biased
against allowing this ethnicity to sit on the grand jury.
Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test
statistic, P-value, conclusion about the null hypothesis, and final
conclusion that addresses the original claim. Use the P-value
method and the normal distribution as an approximation to the
binomial distribution.
Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted?
A. H0: p < 0.805
H1: p = 0.805
B. H0: p = 0.805
H1: p ≠ 0.805
C. H0: p = 0.805
H1: p < 0.805
D. H0: p > 0.805
H1: p = 0.805
E. H0: p = 0.805
H1: p > 0.805
F. H0: p ≠ 0.805
H1: p = 0.805
What is the test statistic?
z =
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
What is the P-value?
P-value =
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
What is the conclusion on the null hypothesis?
i) Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than or
equal to the significance level, α.
ii) Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less
than or equal to the significance level, α.
iii) Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than
the significance level, α.
iv) Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is
greater than the significance level, α.
Does the jury selection system appear to be fair?
A. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant
rejection of the claim that the selection
process is biased against allowing this
ethnicity to sit on the grand jury. The jury
selection process appears to be fair.
B. There is not sufficient evidence to support
the claim that the selection process is
biased against allowing this ethnicity to sit
on the grand jury. The jury selection
process appears to be unfair.
is not
C. There is sufficient evidence to warrant
rejection of the claim that the selection
process is biased against allowing this
ethnicity to sit on the grand jury. The jury
selection process appears to be fair.
D. There is sufficient evidence to support the
claim that the selection process is biased
against allowing this ethnicity to sit on the
grand jury. The jury selection process
appears to be unfair.
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