2. Based on past data, it is known that about 20.5% of people smoke cigarettes. Suppose we take a sample of 100 people currently and find that only 12% smoke cigarettes. We want to see if there is...


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2. Based on past data, it is known that about 20.5% of people smoke cigarettes. Suppose we take a sample of 100<br>people currently and find that only 12% smoke cigarettes. We want to see if there is evidence that the<br>percentage of people who smoke cigarettes is decreasing.<br>a. If I wanted to control my margin of error and set it to 3% with 99% confidence, what sample size would I<br>need to take instead of the 100?<br>b. Using my original sample size of 100, what would be the 99% confidence interval for the population<br>proportion?<br>c. What are the null and alternative hypotheses?<br>d. What is the critical value at 99% confidence?<br>e. Calculate the test statistic (using the sample of 100).<br>f. Find the p-value.<br>g. What conclusion would be made here at the 99% confidence level?<br>

Extracted text: 2. Based on past data, it is known that about 20.5% of people smoke cigarettes. Suppose we take a sample of 100 people currently and find that only 12% smoke cigarettes. We want to see if there is evidence that the percentage of people who smoke cigarettes is decreasing. a. If I wanted to control my margin of error and set it to 3% with 99% confidence, what sample size would I need to take instead of the 100? b. Using my original sample size of 100, what would be the 99% confidence interval for the population proportion? c. What are the null and alternative hypotheses? d. What is the critical value at 99% confidence? e. Calculate the test statistic (using the sample of 100). f. Find the p-value. g. What conclusion would be made here at the 99% confidence level?

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