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Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion
A well-known brokerage firm executive claimed that 80% of investors are currently confident of meeting their investment goals. An XYZ Investor Optimism Survey, conducted over a two week period, found that in a sample of 200 people, 74% of them said they are confident of meeting their goals.

Test the claim that the proportion of people who are confident is smaller than 80% at the 0.01 significance level.
The null and alternative hypothesis would be:
H0:μ=0.8H0:μ0.8H0:p0.8H0:p=0.8H0:μ0.8H0:p0.8H1:μ0.8H1:μ<0.8H1:p>0.8H1:p0.8H1:μ>0.8H1:p<0.8
The test is:
left-tailed two-tailed right-tailed o6/

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The test is left-tailed

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Step 1 :H_0: p=0.8

Step 2 :H_1: p<0.8

Step 3 :The test is left-tailed

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