Solution: Testing Claims About Proportions. In Exercises 718, test the given claim
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Testing Claims About Proportions. In Exercises 718, test the given claim. Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, Pvalue or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and final conclusion that addresses the original claim.Ginkgo for Dementia The herb ginkgo biloba is commonly used as a treatment to prevent dementia. In a study of the effectiveness of this treatment,1545 elderly subjects were given ginkgo and 1524 elderly subjects were given a placebo. Among those in the ginkgo treatment group, 246 laterdeveloped dementia, and among those in the placebo group, 277 later developed dementia (based on data from Ginkgo Biloba for Prevention ofDementia, by DeKosky et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 300, No. 19). We want to use a 0.01 significance level to test the claimthat ginkgo is effective in preventing dementia.a. Test the claim using a hypothesis test.b. Test the claim by constructing an appropriate confidence interval.c. Based on the results, is ginkgo effective in preventing dementia?
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