In the 2017 LPGA season, golfer Lexi Thompson had a driving accuracy of 68%. That is, her drives landed in the fairway on 68% of her tee shots. However, in the U. S. Open tournament, she hit the fairway on only 34 of her 56 attempts. Does this PERFORMANCE provide convincing evidence that Thompson's ABILITY to hit the fairway decreased in this tournament? The video below works this problem out. (a) Assuming that Thompson's Ability to hit the fairway during the season was 68%, state the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses. (b) Explain what it means if the null hypothesis is true. (c) Describe the evidence for the alternative hypothesis. (d) Provide two explanations for this evidence.
