In: Statistics and Probability
Through March 16th of this year, 12% of patients in the United States who had contracted COVID-19 were hospitalized (Centers for Disease Control). In Orange County, Florida, as of April 8, 2020, out of 931 confirmed COVID-19 cases, there were 129 hospitalizations (The Orange County Register). Use this sample information to conduct a test of significance to determine whether the rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in Orange County is greater than the rate of hospitalization in the United States population.