Question Set 1. Voting Results

In this question set you will use StatKey to conduct randomization tests. These data are not built in to StatKey, you will need to "Edit Data" to manually enter them in. For each part of this question set, use the following research question: Is there evidence to conclude that more than 50% of all voters plan to vote for "Candidate A?"

A. In a random sample of 20 voters, 12 said they planned to vote for Candidate A. Using the five steps from the online notes, conduct a randomization test to address the research question above. Be sure to include your relevant StatKey output. [30 points]

Step 1: Determine what type of test you need to conduct and write the hypotheses.

Step 2: Construct a randomization distribution under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. Take at least 5000 resamples.

Step 3: Use the randomization distribution to find the p-value.

Step 4: Decide if you should reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.

Step 5: State a real-world conclusion in relation to the original research question.