Problem

Points: 0.93 of 1 Save K Twenty years ago, $56 \%$ of parents of children in high school felt it was a serious problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science. A recent survey found that 308 of 800 parents of children in high school felt it was a serious problem that high school students were not being taught enough math and science. Do parents feel differently today than they did twenty years ago? Use the $\alpha=0.05$ level of significance. (Type integers or decimals. Do not round) Find the test statistic $\mathrm{z}_{0}=-9.97$ (Round to two decimal places as needed) Find the P-value P-value $=0.000$ (Round to three decimal places as needed) Determine the conclusion for this hypothesis test Choose the correct answer below. A. Since P-value $<\alpha$, reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today B. Since P-value $>\alpha$, reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is not sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today C. Since P-value $>\alpha$, do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is not sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today D. Since P-value $<\alpha$, do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today

Solution

Step 1 :Define the null hypothesis as the proportion of parents who feel it is a serious problem is the same as it was twenty years ago (56%), and the alternative hypothesis as the proportion is different.

Step 2 :In a recent survey, 308 out of 800 parents felt it was a serious problem.

Step 3 :The test statistic is given as \(z_{0} = -9.97\).

Step 4 :The P-value is given as 0.000.

Step 5 :Compare the P-value with the significance level (0.05).

Step 6 :Since the P-value is less than the significance level, reject the null hypothesis.

Step 7 :This suggests that there is sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today about the teaching of math and science in high school compared to twenty years ago.

Step 8 :\(\boxed{\text{A. Since P-value < alpha, reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is sufficient evidence that parents feel differently today}}\)

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