Question

In the 2014 regular baseball season, the National League Champion Los Angeles Dodgers played 81 games at home and 81 games away. They won 45 of their home games and 49 of the games played away. We can consider these games as samples from potentially large populations of games played at home and away. Most people think that it is easier to win at home than away. Perform a significance test to determine whether this is true.

Alpha = .05

a. State the question you would like to answer, your null and alternative hypotheses

b. Calculations: Include z score and p-value

c. Conclusion: Rejection decision, why, and answer to the question.

Answer 1