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Involves categorical variables Fraction or % of population in a category Sample proportion (p) One-sample test for proportion Test is called Z test where: Z is computed value π is proportion in population (null hypothesis value) Critical Values: 1.96 at α=0.05 2.58 at α=0.01 Example In a survey of diabetics in a large city, it was found that 100 out of 400 have diabetic foot. Can we conclude that 20 percent of diabetics in the sampled population have diabetic foot. Test at the a =0.05 significance level. Solution Critical Va