Textbook ExpertVerified Tutor
14 Dec 2021
Given information
Adults aged 
years old and older were randomly selected for a survey on obesity. Adults are considered obese if their body mass index (BMI) is at least 
. The researchers wanted to determine if the proportion of women who are obese in the south is less than the proportion of southern men who are obese. The results are shown in Table 
. Test at the 
level of significance.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The hypothesis testing in the required format as given in the problem is as follows:
The subscripts are:
for the proportion of men who are obese.
for the proportion of women who are obese.
The null hypothesis can be stated as follows:
Unlock all Textbook Solutions
Already have an account? Log in
Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208
Solutions
Chapter
Section
- Problem 78
- Problem 79
- Problem 80
- Problem 81
- Problem 82
- Problem 83
- Problem 84
- Problem 85
- Problem 86
- Problem 87
- Problem 88
- Problem 89
- Problem 90
- Problem 91
- Problem 92
- Problem 93
- Problem 94
- Problem 95
- Problem 96
- Problem 97
- Problem 98
- Problem 99
- Problem 100
- Problem 101
- Problem 102
- Problem 103
- Problem 104
- Problem 105
- Problem 106
- Problem 107
- Problem 108
- Problem 109
- Problem 110
- Problem 111
- Problem 112
- Problem 113
- Problem 114
- Problem 115
- Problem 116
- Problem 117
- Problem 118
- Problem 119
- Problem 120
- Problem 121
- Problem 122
- Problem 123