Lesson 1

The Test-Statistic
Value for the
Population Proportion
 Objectives

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

 correctly solve for the standard deviation of sample

proportions; and

 correctly solve for the test statistic value for the

population proportion.
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Test Statistic
1 used to assess the strength of evidence in support of a null hypothesis

Example:
The test statistic used in a hypothesis test for population
proportion is the -statistic.
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2 Test Statistic for the Population Proportion

the formula for the test statistic value for the population proportion is as follows.

where is the sample proportion, is the hypothesized population proportion,

, and is the sample size.
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The expression is the standard deviation of the sampling

distribution of the sample proportion, denoted by .
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Example:
Let a hypothesized population proportion of 34% be given.
From a random sample of 100, the proportion obtained is
36%.

Let us find the value of the test statistic for the population
proportion.

Since , it follows that . It is also given that and . Substitute the

values into the formula.
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Thus, the value of the test statistic is . This is the value of the
test statistic of the sample proportion in the sampling
distribution.
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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
Solution:
1. Determine the values of the necessary variables.

The population proportion is 56%. Hence, . Using this, we

can solve for .
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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
Solution:
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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
Solution:
2. Solve for the value of the test statistic.

Note that the sample proportion is , and the sample size is .

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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
Solution:
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Example 1: The population proportion is claimed to be 56%

and is tested using a random sample of size 240. The
obtained sample proportion is 51%. What is the value of the
test statistic?
Solution:

Thus, the value of the test statistic is .

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Example 2: Suppose the hypothesized population proportion

is 30%. What is the standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the sample proportion if the sample size 𝑛 is
equal to 100?
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Example 2: Suppose the hypothesized population proportion

is 30%. What is the standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the sample proportion if the sample size 𝑛 is
equal to 100?

1. Determine the values of the necessary variables.

The hypothesized population proportion is represented as 𝑝.
Hence, 𝑝 = 0.30. Using this, we can solve for 𝑞.

𝑞=1−𝑝
= 1 − 0.30
= 0.70
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Example 2: Suppose the hypothesized population proportion

is 30%. What is the standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the sample proportion if the sample size 𝑛 is
equal to 100?
𝑞 = .70
2. Solve for the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the
sample proportion

Thus, the standard

deviation is approximately
𝟎. 𝟎𝟒𝟓𝟖.
3. A student researcher claims that 8% of the Junior High
School completers will enroll in private Senior High Schools.
To test this claim, he collected sufficient samples randomly
and found out that 85 out of 380 Junior High School
completers are planning to enroll in private Senior High
Schools.
1. Determine the values of the necessary variables
The claim states that 8% of the Junior High School completers
will enroll in private Senior High Schools.

𝑝 = 8% q=1−𝑝
𝑝 = 0.08 = 1 − 0.08
= 0.92
3. A student researcher claims that 8% of the Junior High School
completers will enroll in private Senior High Schools. To test this claim,
he collected sufficient samples randomly and found out that 85 out of 380
Junior High School completers are planning to enroll in private Senior
High Schools.
𝑝 = 0.08 ; q = 0.92

2. Solve for the value of the test statistic

From the given problem, the sample proportion of 𝑝̂ = 85/380 =

0.22 and the sample size is 𝑛 = 380.
 𝑝 = 0.08 ; q = 0.92

𝑝̂= 85/380 = 0.22; 𝑛 = 380

^ −𝑝
𝑝
𝑧=

√ 𝑝𝑞
𝑛 Thus, the value of the test
statistic is 𝒛 = 10.06.
0 . 22 − 0 . 08
𝑧=

√ (0 . 08 )( 0 . 92)
380

𝑧 =10 . 06
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Individual Practice:

1. The population proportion is claimed to be 24% and is

tested using a random sample of size 350. The obtained
sample proportion is 28%. What is the value of the test
statistic?

z = 1.75
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Individual Practice:

2. A teacher claims that 60% of students prefer to study early

in the morning than at night. A survey was conducted on a
random sample of 80 students, and 45% of these students
said that they prefer to study early in the morning than at
night. Solve for the value of the test statistic.

z = -2.74
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Individual Practice:

3. Suppose the hypothesized population proportion is 87%.

What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of
the sample proportion if the sample size 𝑛 is equal to 500?

= 0.015
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Individual Practice:

4. The Senior High School researchers claim that 20% of

Senior High School male students have tried smoking
cigarette. After collecting 150 random samples, they found
that 40 of them have tried smoking cigarette. Solve for the
value of the test statistic.

z = 2.14
Key Points

Test Statistic
1 used to assess the strength of evidence in support of a null hypothesis

2 Test Statistic for the Population Proportion

the formula for the test statistic value for the population proportion is as follows.

where is the sample proportion, is the hypothesized population proportion,

, and is the sample size.