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Simple hypothesis testing

Ling has developed a new kind of antibiotic that she expects to kill 90%90\% of harmful bacteria when applied. She applied her antibiotic to a Petri dish full of bacteria, waited for it to take effect, and took a random sample of 200200 bacteria. She found that 87%87\% of them were dead.
Let's test the hypothesis that the actual percentage of dead bacteria is 90%90\% versus the alternative that the actual percentage is lower than that.
The table below sums up the results of 10001000 simulations, each simulating a sample of 200200 bacteria, assuming there are 90%90\% dead bacteria.
According to the simulations, what is the probability of getting a sample with 87%87\% dead bacteria or less?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • a percent, like 12.34%12.34\%
Let's agree that if the observed outcome has a probability less than 1%1\% under the tested hypothesis, we will reject the hypothesis.
What should we conclude regarding the hypothesis?
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Measured %\% of dead bacteriaFrequency
848411
858599
86863636
87874343
8888108108
8989163163
9090190190
9191178178
9292131131
93937777
94944343
95951717
969644