Exercise

9.52

H 0 : 0.20

H a : 0.20

Must check that np 5 and nq 5
np 100 0.18 18 5

nq 100 0.82 82 5
Hence p normally distributed and we can proceed.

p
z

18
0.18 q 0.82
100
p

n 100

(1 )
n

0.05

ztable z0.05 1.645

Reject H 0 if z data z0.05

z

(1 )
n

(0.18 0.20)
0.20 0.80
100

0.02
0.04

0.1

Since 0.1 > 1.645 we do not reject H 0 .

There is insufficient evidence at the 5% level to conclude that the true proportion of
cracked pistons is less than 20%.

We accept the null hypothesis

This is consistent with the CI calculated in exercise 9.51 where 0.2 lies within the CI.