Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_vufgb-pvalue-009-en_vufgb-pvalue-009-en
    namevufgb-pvalue-009-en
    sectionInferential Statistics/NHST/p-value
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeCalculation, Interpreting output
    Program
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Thinking

    Question

    In elections to the European Parliament in 2014, 32% of those entitled to vote in the Netherlands went to the polls. A survey was conducted in the same year among 200 randomly selected (voting) students. Of them, 72 were found to have voted. Test the null hypothesis that students do not differ from the Dutch population. Use a significance level of 5%.


    1. FALSE: P = 0.115 (HA is assumed)
    2. FALSE: P = 0.230 (HA is accepted)
    3. FALSE: P = 0.115 (H0 is not rejected)
    4. TRUE: P = 0.230 (H0 is not rejected)

    1. Incorrect
    2. Incorrect
    3. Incorrect
    4. Correct