Solved: Testing Claims About Proportions. In Exercises 718, test the given claim

Chapter 9, Problem 18

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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.Marathon Finishers In a recent New York City marathon, 25,221 men finished and 253 dropped out. Also, 12,883 women finished and 163dropped out (based on data from the New York Times). We want to use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that the rate of those who finish is thesame for men and women.a. Test the claim using a hypothesis test.b. Test the claim by constructing an appropriate confidence interval.c. Based on the results, do men and women finish the New York City marathon at the same rate?