Solving Problems

Involving Test of
Hypothesis on a
Population Proportion
Objective

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

accurately solve problems involving test of hypothesis
on the population proportion.
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Steps in Performing Hypothesis Test for Population

1 Proportion
1. State the null and the alternative hypotheses.
2. Verify if and . Calculate the test statistic using the formula:

where sample proportion; hypothesized population proportion; ;

and sample size.
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Steps in Performing Hypothesis Test for Population

1 Proportion
3. Specify the level of significance.
4. Determine the critical values.
5. Determine the rejection region.
6. Determine whether the test statistic falls in the critical region. If it
does, reject the null hypothesis. If it doesn’t, do not reject the null
hypothesis.
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Example 1: A study claims that at least 40% of college

students are art enthusiasts. To verify this claim, a random
sample of 150 college students were asked, and 43% of
them are art enthusiasts. Using a significance level of 0.01,
find the following:

a. null and alternative hypotheses

b. appropriate form of test statistic
c. rejection region
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Solution:
a. The study claims that “at least 40% of college students are
art enthusiasts.” Hence, .

We have the following hypotheses:

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Solution:
b. Check whether the sample size is large enough so that
-test for proportion can be used. Verify if and
.

Given that ,

Since and , we can use the -test for proportion.

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Solution:
c. The presence of the symbol in the alternative hypothesis
suggests that the test is left-tailed.

At , the critical value is . Thus, the rejection region contains

all values less than .
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Example 2: A research states that 98% of Filipinos aged 10

and above have mobile phones. To verify this, a sample of
400 Filipinos aged 10 and above were asked, and 99% of
them have phones. Using a significance level of 0.10, find the
following:

a. null and alternative hypotheses

b. appropriate form of test statistic
c. rejection region
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Solution:
a. The study claims that “98% of Filipinos aged 10 and above
have mobile phones.” Hence, .

We have the following hypotheses:

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Solution:
b. Check whether the sample size is large enough so that
-test for proportion can be used. Verify if and
.

Given that ,

Since and , we can use the -test for proportion.

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Solution:
c. The presence of the symbol in the alternative hypothesis
suggests that the test is two-tailed.

At , the critical values are and . Thus, the rejection region

contains all values less than or greater than .
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Individual Practice:

1. One survey on runners in a marathon was made, and it

was found out that 18% of runners take energy gels
during a marathon. One runner wanted to test the claim.
A random sample of 56 runners were asked, and 24% of
them said that they take energy gels during a marathon.
Using a significance level of 0.01, find the following:

a. null and alternative hypotheses

b. appropriate form of test statistic
c. rejection region
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Individual Practice:

2. A wonder drug that cures cancer was recently released.

The company claims that it is at least 86% effective. A
random sample of 550 cancer patients were asked, and
90% of them said that it was effective. Using a significance
level of 0.10, do the following:
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. Determine and calculate the appropriate form of test
statistic.
c. Determine the rejection region.
d. Decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.
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Group Practice: Divide the class into 5 groups.

A survey claims that only 22% of college graduates plan to

pursue a master’s degree. A sample of 100 college graduates
were asked, and 26% of them said that they plan to take a
master’s degree. Using a significance level of 0.05, do the
following:
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. Determine and calculate the appropriate form of test
statistic.
c. Determine the rejection region.
d. Decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.
Key Points

Steps in Performing Hypothesis Test for Population

1 Proportion
1. State the null and the alternative hypotheses.
2. Verify if and . Calculate the test statistic using the formula:

where sample proportion; hypothesized population proportion; ; and

sample size.
3. Specify the level of significance.
4. Determine the critical values.
5. Determine the rejection region.
6. Determine whether the test statistic falls in the critical region. If it does, reject
the null hypothesis. If it doesn’t, do not reject the null hypothesis.