If We Are Interested in Testing Whether the Proportion of Items

question 49

Multiple Choice

If we are interested in testing whether the proportion of items in population 1 is larger than the proportion of items in population 2, the

• A) null hypothesis should state p₁ - p₂ < 0.
• B) alternative hypothesis should state p₁ - p₂ = 0.
• C) alternative hypothesis should state p₁ - p₂ < 0.
• D) alternative hypothesis should state p₁ - p₂ > 0.

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