A drug company claims that an allergy medication causes headaches in 5% of those who take it.
A medical researcher believes that more than 5% of those who take the drug actually get headaches.

  • Identify the population(s):
  • What is the variable being examined for individuals in the population(s)?
  • Is it categorical or quantitative?

    [Proportions are Categorical. Mean values are Quantitative.]

  • Identify the parameter(s):
  • What kind of hypotheisis test is this?
  • Which hypotheses do we want to test?