Formulate the Null and Alternative Hypotheses for a Hypothesis Test $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } > 0.0005$

question 29

Multiple Choice

Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses for a hypothesis test.

-An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that less than 5 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation.

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } > 0.0005\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } = 0.0005\)
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } < 0.0005\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } = 0.0005\)
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 0.0005\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } < 0.0005\)
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 0.0005\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } > 0.0005\)

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