Question

It is widely thought that that households with dogs are less likely to be burglarized than homes without dogs. Assume that you plan to test this claim using .01 significance level. Two large samples are selected; the table shows the number of households burglarized in a sample of households with dogs and in a sample of households without dogs: Household with dog Household without dog Number of households in sample 206 140 Number of households burglarized 20 11 Find the critical value(s) for this hypothesis test. Do the sample data support the claim that a smaller proportion of households with pet dogs are burglarized?

Group of answer choices CV = 2.33; Yes CV = -2.575; No CV = -1.96; Yes CV = -2.33; No

Answer 1

From the given information,

By using calculator,

The required correct answer is,

CV = -2.33; No

i.e., Last option is correct.

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