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Do drivers reduce excessive speed when they encounter police radar? Researchers studied the behavior of a sample of drivers on a rural interstate highway in Maryland where the speed limit was 55miles per hour. They measured the speed with an electronic device hidden in the pavement and, to eliminate large trucks, considered only vehicles less than 20feet long. During some time periods (determined at random), police radar was set up at the measurement location. Here are some of the data.

Number of vehiclesNumber over65mphNo radar12,9315,690Radar3,2851,051

(a) The researchers chose a rural highway so that cars would be separated rather than in clusters because some cars might slow when they see other cars slowing. Explain why this is important.

(b) Does the proportion of speeding drivers differ significantly when the radar is being used and when it isn鈥檛? Use information from the Minitab computer output below to support your answer.

Short Answer

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(a) This is important for the data of each car to be independent of the other cars.

(b) Yes, There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that there is a difference.

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Part(a) Step 1: Given Information

Given

x1=5690

n1=12931

x2=1051

n2=3285

Determine the hypothesis

H0:p1-p2=0

Ha:p1-p20

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Part(a) Step 2: Explanation

This is important for the data of each car to be independent of the other cars.

If a car slows down, because other cars slow down, then this car is not independent of the other cars that slowed down too.

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Part(b) Step 1: Given Information

Given

x1=5690

n1=12931

x2=1051

n2=3285

Determine the hypothesis

H0:p1-p2=0

Ha:p1-p20

04

Part(b) Step 2: Explanation

The sample proportion is the number of successes divided by the sample size:

p^1=x1n1=5690129310.440

p^2=x2n2=105132850.320

p^p=x1+x2n1+n2=5690+105112931+3285=6741162160.416

Determine the value of the test statistic:

localid="1650451405878" z=p^1-p^2p^p1-p^p1n1+1n2=0.440-0.3200.416(1-0.416)112931+1328512.46

The p-value is the probability of obtaining the value of the test statistic, or a value more extreme. Determine the p-value using table A:

localid="1650451422257" P=P(Z<-12.46orZ>12.46)=2P(Z<-12.46)=20.0001=0.0002

If the p-value is smaller than the significance level, reject the null hypothesis:

P<0.05RejectH0

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