A Researcher Claims That More Than 62% of Voters Favor $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } > 0.62$

question 22

Multiple Choice

A researcher claims that more than 62% of voters favor gun control. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis for a test of significance.

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } > 0.62\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } = 0.62\)
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } < 0.62\)
• \(H _ { a } : p = 0.62\)
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 0.62\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } > 0.62\)
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 0.62\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } < 0.62\)

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