Problem

Test the claim that the proportion of people who own cats is significantly different than 50% at the 0.01 significance level.

The null and alternative hypothesis would be:
H0:p0.5H0:p=0.5H0:μ0.5H0:μ=0.5H0:μ0.5H0:p0.5H1:p<0.5H1:p0.5H1:μ>0.5H1:μ0.5H1:μ<0.5H1:p>0.5

The test is:
right-tailed two-tailed left-tailed

Based on a sample of 800 people, 47% owned cats
The p-value is: (to 2 decimals)

Based on this we:
Fail to reject the null hypothesis
Reject the null hypothesis

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Final Answer: We fail to reject the null hypothesis. The p-value is approximately 0.09.

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Step 1 :Define the null and alternative hypothesis as follows: H0:p=0.5 and H1:p0.5. This is a two-tailed test.

Step 2 :Given a sample size of 800 people, 47% of them owned cats. So, the sample proportion psample=0.47.

Step 3 :Calculate the standard error using the formula pnull(1pnull)/n, where pnull=0.5 is the population proportion under the null hypothesis and n=800 is the sample size. The calculated standard error is approximately 0.01768.

Step 4 :Calculate the z-score using the formula (psamplepnull)/se, where se is the standard error. The calculated z-score is approximately -1.70.

Step 5 :Calculate the p-value for a two-tailed test. The calculated p-value is approximately 0.09.

Step 6 :Since the p-value is greater than the significance level of 0.01, we fail to reject the null hypothesis. This means that we do not have enough evidence to support the claim that the proportion of people who own cats is significantly different than 50%.

Step 7 :Final Answer: We fail to reject the null hypothesis. The p-value is approximately 0.09.

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