Influencing Voters: Is a Phone Call Better than a Flyer? A study is conducted to investigate whether a recorded phone call is more effective than a flyer in persuading voters to vote for a particular candidate. The response variable is the proportion of voters planning to vote for the candidate, withp1andp2representing the proportions for the two methods (receiving a phone call and receiving a flyer, respectively.) The sample statistic of interest isp^1p^2. We are testingH0:p1=p2vsHa:p1>p2. A randomization distribution of differences in proportions,p^1p^2, for this test is shown in the figure below.

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(a) Four possible sample statistics are given, along with four possiblep-values. Match the statistics with thep-values. 1.p^1p^2=0.11p-value:Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (a) of the question statement 0.0020.0100.0880.301 2.p^1p^2=0.34p-value:Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (a) of the question statement 0.3010.0020.0100.088 3.p^1p^2=0.50p-value:Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (a) of the question statement 0.3010.0880.0020.010 4.p^1p^2=0.71p-value:Choose the answer from the menu in accordance to item (a) of the question statement 0.3010.0020.0880.010

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(b) Of the four values given in part (a), which provides the strongest evidence that a phone call is more effective?

p-value=0.002

p-value=0.088

p-value=0.301

p-value=0.010

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