A Poll Found That 39% of Male Voters and 42 $H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {male } } \neq P _ { \text {female } }$

question 53

Multiple Choice

A poll found that 39% of male voters and 42% of female voters support a particular candidate. To test whether this candidate has equal levels of support between male and
Female voters, the alternative hypothesis should be

• A) \(H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {male } } \neq P _ { \text {female } }\)
• B) \(H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {male } } < 50 \% , H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {female } } > 50 \%\).
• C) \(H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {male } } \neq 39 \% , H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {female } } \neq 42 \%\).
• D) \(H _ { 1 } : P _ { \text {male } } \leq P _ { \text {female } }\).

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