Answer: a) 1.07, b) 0.1423
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
n = 1400
Number of voters vote for Republican candidates = 720
So, [tex]\hat{p}=\dfrac{720}{1400}=0.514286[/tex]
And hypothesis are :
[tex]H_0:p=0.50\\\\H_a:p>0.50[/tex]
(a) What is the z -statistic for this test?
[tex]z=\dfrac{\hat{p}-p}{\sqrt{\dfrac{p(1-p)}{n}}}\\\\z=\dfrac{0.514286-0.50}{\sqrt{\dfrac{0.50\times 0.50}{1400}}}\\\\z=1.06609\approx 1.07[/tex]
(b) What is the P-value of the test?
p-value = P(Z>Z(statistics))
[tex]P(z>1.07)\\\\=0.1423[/tex]
Hence, a) 1.07, b) 0.1423