According to a survey,
State the null and alternative hypothesis:
Assumptions:
Step 1 :State the null and alternative hypothesis: The null hypothesis is that the proportion of American adults who eat salad at least once a week is 0.85 (or 85%). The alternative hypothesis, which is what the nutritionist suspects, is that the proportion is greater than 0.85.
Step 2 :We can use a one-sample z-test for proportions to test these hypotheses. The test statistic is calculated as follows:
Step 3 :The p-value is then calculated as the probability of observing a z-score as extreme as the one calculated, under the null hypothesis. If the p-value is less than the significance level
Step 4 :Given that
Step 5 :The p-value is approximately 0.422, which is greater than the significance level of 0.05, so we do not reject the null hypothesis.
Step 6 :This means that the data does not provide strong evidence to support the nutritionist's suspicion that the proportion of American adults who eat salad at least once a week is greater than 85%.
Step 7 :