Question

Suppose a professional basketball player historically makes 38% of his three-point field goals. After a rigorous off-season training, the player makes 31 of his 75 three-point field goals. Does this represent significant evidence that the player's three-point field goal shooting has improved? Use the α = 0.05 level of significance.

Verify the conditions:

Step 1: [ 2 point] State the hypothesis

Step 2: [2 point] Select level of significance

Step 3: [ 4 points] Calculate test statistics

Step 4: [4 points] Sketch the distribution used and

a) use Classical value

b) use P-value method

Step 5: [ 2 point] State the conclusion completely

Answer 1