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Clinton Collins
on Oct 12, 2024
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A Science professor has observed over several years that about 15% of the students who initially major in Science drop out of the program after their freshman year.The department head suggested making the curriculum easier by taking a couple of 300 level courses out of the requirements.With the new curriculum intact,590 began their freshman year as Science majors and only 52 dropped out of the program.Should the college continue with the easier curriculum? State the critical value required to perform an appropriate hypothesis test using α = 0.01.
A) -1.645
B) -2.326
C) 1.96
D) -1.96
E) 1.645
Critical Value
A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it is dependent on the chosen significance level.
Curriculum
A structured set of educational and training goals, content, methods, and materials used in teaching and learning environments.
Freshman Year
The first year at a university, college, or high school for a student, marking the commencement of their academic journey in that institution.
- Achieve proficiency in determining and computing the correct critical values for hypothesis testing.
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Learning Objectives
- Achieve proficiency in determining and computing the correct critical values for hypothesis testing.