In the February 7, 2022 National Vital Statistics Report published…

Question Answered step-by-step In the February 7, 2022 National Vital Statistics Report published… In the February 7, 2022 National Vital Statistics Report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated that 6.3% of women aged 20 – 24 gave birth in the year 2020.  You suspect the COVID-19 global pandemic has had an effect on the proportion of women in this age group who have given birth in the last year.  You asked a random sample of 237 women aged 20-24 if they had given birth in the past year.  7 of these women indicated they had. Conduct the appropriate hypotheses test to determine whether the sample data provide evidence that the true proportion of women aged 20 – 24 having given birth since is no longer 6.3% at the a = .05 level.  a. Write the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses for this test.   Ho: _______________________________                   Ha: ________________________________                 (1 point each)  b. Use your calculator to conduct the appropriate test.  What is the p-value for the test?                                            c. Explain what the p-value means in the context of this problem with respect to the sample result.                              d. State the appropriate conclusion for this test within the context of this problem based on the p-value.                   e. What type error might you be making based on your answer to d. above?                                                                   f. If the a  level had been a = .10, what conclusions regard your hypotheses would you have made?                  Math Statistics and Probability STATISTICS MAT 240 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)