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A researcher wants to find out if U.S. adults still support the death penalty at a proportion of 0.64 (as it was in 2003). This graph indicates the sampling distribution for the proportion of supporters in random samples of 25 adults. The standard deviation is approximately 0.10.What is the approximate test statistic for p̂ = 0.54? −2 −1 0 1 2

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A researcher wants to find out if U.S. adults still support the death penalty at a proportion of 0.64 (as it was in 2003). This graph indicates the sampling distribution for the proportion of supporters in random samples of 25 adults. The standard deviation is approximately 0.10.What is the approximate test statistic for p̂ = 0.54? −2 −1 0 1 2

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The test statistic in a one-sample proportion test is calculated using the formula:

Z = (p̂ - p₀) / sqrt((p₀*(1-p₀))/n)

where:

  • p̂ is the sample proportion
  • p₀ is the hypothesized population proportion
  • n is the sample size

In this case:

  • p̂ = 0.54
  • p₀ = 0.64
  • n = 25

Substituting these values into the formula gives:

Z = (0.54 - 0.64) / sqrt((0.64*(1-0.64))/25)

This simplifies to:

Z = -0.10 / sqrt(0.2304)

Z = -0.10 / 0.48

Z = -0.2083

So, the approximate test statistic for p̂ = 0.54 is -0.2083. However, the standard deviation given in the question is 0.10, not 0.48. If we use 0.10 as the standard deviation, the Z score would be -1. This means the test statistic is closer to -1 on the scale provided.

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