A journal article reports that 34% of fathers take no responsibility for child care. A group of fathers believes that this estimate is too high. In a random sample of 80 fathers, it was found that 23 of those fathers take no responsibility for child care. Is there significant evidence at the 1% significance level that less than 34% of fathers take no responsibility for child care

The p-value of the test is 0.1611>0.01, which means that there is not significant evidence at the 1% significance level that less than 34% of fathers take no responsibility for child care

Step-by-step explanation:

A journal article reports that 34% of fathers take no responsibility for child care. A group of fathers believes that this estimate is too high.

At the null hypothesis, we test if the proportion is of at least 34%, that is:

At the alternative hypothesis, we test if the proportion is less than that, that is:

The test statistic is:

In which X is the sample mean, is the value tested at the null hypothesis, is the standard deviation and n is the size of the sample.

0.34 is tested at the null hypothesis:

This means that

In a random sample of 80 fathers, it was found that 23 of those fathers take no responsibility for child care.

This means that

Value of the test statistic:

P-value of the test and decision:

The p-value of the test is the probability of finding a sample proportion below 0.2875, which is the p-value of Z = -0.99.

Looking at the Z-table, Z = -0.99 has a p-value of 0.1611.

The p-value of the test is 0.1611>0.01, which means that there is not significant evidence at the 1% significance level that less than 34% of fathers take no responsibility for child care

stops on an even number.