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Test for one proportion calculator

Observed proportion
Observed proportion (%):
Sample size:
Null hypothesis value
Null hypothesis value (%):

Description

The Test for one proportion can be used to test the hypothesis that an observed proportion is equal to a pre-specified proportion.

This test is not performed on data in the data table, but on statistics you enter in a dialog box.

Required input

Observed proportion (%): the observed proportion, expressed as a percentage.
Sample size: the sample size or total number of observations.
Null Hypothesis value (%): the pre-specified proportion (the value to compare the observed proportion to), expressed as a percentage.

Computational notes

P-value

The significance level, or P-value, is calculated using a general z-test (Altman, 1991):

where p is the observed proportion; p_exp is the Null hypothesis (or expected) proportion; and se(p) is the standard error of the expected proportion:

Standard error of a proportion

The P-value is the area of the normal distribution that falls outside ±z (see Values of the Normal distribution table).

Normal distribution

If the P-value is less than 0.05, the hypothesis that the observed proportion is equal to the pre-specified proportion value is rejected, and the alternative hypothesis that there is a significant difference between the two proportions can be accepted.

Confidence interval

MedCalc calculates the "exact" Clopper-Pearson confidence interval for the observed proportion (Clopper & Pearson, 1934; Fleis et al., 2003).

Literature

Altman DG (1991) Practical statistics for medical research. London: Chapman and Hall.
Clopper C, Pearson ES (1934) The use of confidence or fiducial limits illustrated in the case of the binomial. Biometrika 26:404–413.
Fleiss JL, Levin B, Paik MC (2003) Statistical methods for rates and proportions, 3^rd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. (p. 26)
Kirkwood BR, Sterne JAC (2003) Essential medical statistics, 2^nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science.

How to cite this page

MedCalc Software Ltd. Test for one proportion calculator. https://www.medcalc.org/calc/test_one_proportion.php (Version 22.013; accessed September 24, 2023)

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