A start-up company is about to market a new computer printer. It decides to gamble by running commericals during the Super Bowl. The company hopes that name recognition will be worth the high cost of the ads. The goal of the company is that over
40 %
of the public recognize its brand name and associate it with computer equipment. The day after the game, a pollster contacts
405
randomly chosen adults and finds that
186
of them know that its company manufactures printers. Would you recommend that the company continue to advertise during the Super Bowl? Explain. (Use the significance level
alpha
equals0.05
.)
Determine the hypotheses for this test. Choose the correct answer below.
A.
H0:
pless than
0.4vs.
HA:
pequals
0.4
B.
H0:
pequals
0.4vs.
HA:
pgreater than
0.4
C.
H0:
pequals
0.4vs.
HA:
pless than
0.4
D.
H0:
pgreater than
0.4vs.
HA:
pequals
0.4
Compute the test statistic. Select the correct choice below, and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
A.
nothing
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
B.
The test statistic cannot be calculated. The conditions for a hypothesis test are not all met.
Calculate the P-value. Select the correct choice below, and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
A.
nothing
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
B.
The P-value cannot be calculated. The conditions for a hypothesis test are not all met.
Would you recommend that the company continue to advertise during the Super Bowl?
A.
No
,
because the null hypothesis
is not
rejected at
alpha
equals0.05
.
Thus, there is
insufficient
evidence that more than
40 %
of the public recognizes the product.
B.
Yes
,
because the null hypothesis
is
rejected at
alpha
equals0.05
.
Thus, there is
sufficient
evidence that more than
40 %
of the public recognizes the product.
C.
No
,
because the null hypothesis
is
rejected at
alpha
equals0.05
.
Thus, there is
insufficient
evidence that more than
40 %
of the public recognizes the product.
D.
Yes
,
because the null hypothesis
is not
rejected at
alpha
equals0.05
.
Thus, there is
sufficient
evidence that more than
40 %
of the public recognizes the product.
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