A Hypothesis Test Is to Be Performed $8 \%$ the Manufacturer of a Flu Vaccine Claims That Those

question 175

Multiple Choice

A hypothesis test is to be performed. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
-During one flu epidemic the proportion of adults nationwide who have come down with the flu is $8 \%$ . The manufacturer of a flu vaccine claims that those who have been vaccinated are less likely to catch the flu.

• A) Null hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(= 8 \%\)
• Alternative hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(< 8 \%\)
• B) Null hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(= 8 \%\)
• Alternative hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(\leq 8 \%\)
• C) Null hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(< 8 \%\)
• Alternative hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(= 8 \%\)
• D) Null hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(> 8 \%\)
• Alternative hypothesis: proportion of those vaccinated catching the flu \(< 8 \%\)

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