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Hypothesis Tests · Challenge problem

To test H0 ⁣:p=0.5H_0\!: p = 0.5 against Ha ⁣:p>0.5H_a\!: p > 0.5 at α=0.05\alpha = 0.05, a pollster rejects H0H_0 when p^>0.5+1.6450.25/n\hat p > 0.5 + 1.645\sqrt{0.25/n}. Using the normal approximation, where p^\hat p has standard deviation p(1−p)/n\sqrt{p(1-p)/n} under the true pp, what is the smallest sample size nn that gives power at least 0.800.80 when in fact p=0.6p = 0.6? (The zz value with upper tail area 0.200.20 is 0.84160.8416.)