Statistics Problems - 10

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The vice president of programming at NBC is finalizing the prime-time schedule for the fall. She has decided to include a hospital drama but is unsure which of two possibilities to select. She has a pilot called The Surgeon and another called Critical Care. To help her make a final decision, a sample of 20 viewers from throughout the United States was asked to watch the two pilots and indicate which show they prefer. The results were that 12 liked The Surgeon, 7 liked Critical Care, and one had no preference. State the decision rule, using the 0.10 significance level. H0: π = 0.50 H1: π ≠ 0.50

Reject H0 if number of + signs is either ≤ or ≥ .

What is your decision regarding H0? Is there a preference for one of the two shows?

H0 is . There is show.

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Worksheet Difficulty: 2 Intermediate

Learning Objective: 16-01 Use the sign test to compare two dependent populations.

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