At a large Midwestern university, a simple random sample of 100 entering freshmen in 1993 found that 20 of the sampled freshmen finished in the bottom third of their high school class. Admission standards at the university were tightened in 1995. In 1997, a simple random sample of 100 entering freshmen found that only 10 finished in the bottom third of their high school class. Let p1 and p2 be the proportions of all entering freshmen in 1993 and 1997, respectively, who graduated in the bottom third of their high school class. Is there evidence at 10% that the proportion of freshmen who graduated in the bottom third of their high school classes in 1997 was reduced as a result of the tougher admission standards adopted in 1995, compared to the proportion in 1993?
The hypotheses being tested are H0: p1 = p2 versus Ha: p1 > p2. We reject H0 because the test value= 1.98 > the critical value= 1.645, concluding that there is a significant evidence that the proportion of freshmen who graduated in 1997 was reduced compared to the proportion in 1993.
The hypotheses being tested are H0: p1 = p2 versus Ha: p1 ≠ p2. We do not reject H0 because the test value= 1.92 < the critical value= 1.96, concluding that there is no significant evidence that the proportion of freshmen who graduated in 1997 was reduced compared to the proportion in 1993.
The hypotheses being tested are H0: p1 = p2 versus Ha: p1 < p2. We reject H0 because the test value= 1.98 > the critical value= 1.645, concluding that there is no significant evidence that the proportion of freshmen who graduated in 1997 was reduced compared to the proportion in 1993.
The hypotheses being tested are H0: p1 = p2 versus Ha: p1 > p2. We do not reject H0 because the test value= 1.98 > the critical value= 1.645, concluding that there is no significant evidence that the proportion of freshmen who graduated in 1997 was reduced compared to the proportion in 1993.