7. Why Diet? A USA Today snapshot reported the results of a random sample of 500 women who were asked what reasons they might have to consider dieting, 13 with the following results:

Can we conclude that more than 60% of women considering dieting, do so to “improve their health?”

a. How would you express the null and alternative hypotheses concerning p, the proportion of women in the population who would consider dieting to improve their health?

b. Calculate the test statistic and its p-value. Find the rejection region using a 5.01.

c. Based on the results in part b what can you conclude about p?

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68% 51% 39% Improve my health Look my best Have more energy 20% Set a good example 17% For my family 11% Other Note: Respondents could select all that applied. Reasons to diet What are the reasons you'd consider dieting?