Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_uva-two-sided-hypothesis-1742-en_uva-two-sided-hypothesis-1742-en
    nameuva-two-sided-hypothesis-1742-en
    sectionInferential Statistics/NHST/Hypothesis/Two sided hypothesis
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty3
    p-value0.311

    Question

    In a survey with a random sample of 51 people, people were asked whether people agreed with the judge’s ruling in the case of Wilders. In that case, the judge ruled that his film did not incite hatred or violence against Muslims. The percentage of people who agreed with the judge’s ruling was 25%. The researchers wanted know if the percentage in the population was greater than 20%. To that end the researchers set up a null hypothesis stating that the percentage of people who agree with the judge is 20%. The P-value under this test is


    1. FALSE: 0.1176
    2. TRUE: 0.186
    3. FALSE: 0.1961

    1. 0.1176: Incorrect
    2. 0.186: Correct
    3. 0.1961: Incorrect