Before the overtime rule in a football league was changed, among overtime games, were won by the team that won the coin toss a
t the beginning of overtime. Using a significance level, use the sign test to test the claim that the coin toss is fair in the sense that neither team has an advantage by winning it. Does the coin toss appear to be fair? Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.
: p
equals
0.5
: p
not equals
0.5
(Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)
The test statistic is
nothing.
changed in 2011 , among 460 overtime games, 252 were won by the team that won the coin toss. at the beginning of overtime. fair in the sense that neither team has an advantage by winning it. the coin toss does not appear to be fair.