Graded Worksheet C3

Name: _____________________

In 1975 it was estimated that 65% of U.S. consumers regularly used discount coupons when
shopping. A research firm plans to investigate whether this percentage has changed in the
meantime. In a sample of 1034 people, 796 reported regularly using discount coupons.
1. Identify the claim being investigated, in the form

p= p0

2. Find the mean and standard error the test will be based on.

SE=.0130908582
MEAN =.65

3. Are both

n p 0 and n(1p 0) at least 15? Show the calculation.

4. Find the z-value, and the (two-tail) P-value

P=.76982
Z=.738254

5. Decide if you would reject the original claim from part (a) if your cutoff for making the
decision is 0.05. (Yes or no)

6. Decide if you would reject the original claim from part (a) if your cutoff for making the
decision is 0.01. (Yes or no)