Express the Null Hypothesis and the Alternative Hypothesis in Symbolic $\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}>0.0003 \\\mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p} \leq 0.0003\end{array}$

question 79

Multiple Choice

Express the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis in symbolic form. Use the correct symbol (µ, p, σ) for the
indicated parameter.
-An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 3 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use the parameter p, the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.

• A)
• \(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}>0.0003 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p} \leq 0.0003
• \end{array}\)
• B)
• \(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: p=0.0003 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: p>0.0003
• \end{array}\)
• C)
• \(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}<0.0003 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p} \geq 0.0003
• \end{array}\)
• D)
• \(\begin{array}{l}
• H_{0}: p=0.0003 \\
• H_{1}: p<0.0003
• \end{array}\)

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