Reference no: EM13178748
1. In May 2006, 65% (0.65) of Americans favored the death penalty for a person convicted of murder. In October 2006, 1.005 adult Americans were asked by the Gallup organization, " Are you in favor for the Death Penalty for a person convicted of murder?" Of the 1,005 adults surveyed, 673 responded yes. The headline in the article reporting the survey results stated, "Most Americans' Favor the Death Penalty." Use a test of significance to support or refute this headline. use the P-Value method
2. Reading Rate: Michael Sullivan, son of the author, decided to enroll in a reading course that allegedly increases reading speed and comprehension. Prior to enrolling in the class, Michael read 198 word per minute. The following data represents the words per minute read for 10 different passages after the course.
206 217 197 199 210
210 197 212 227 209
a) Because the sample size is small, we must verify that reading speed is normally distributed and the sample does not contain any outliers. The normal probability plot and boxplot are shown. Are the conditions for testing the hypothesis satisfied?
b) Was the class effective? Use the alpha=.10 level of significance. Use the classical method to solve.