A Researcher Conducts a Hypothesis Test on a Population Proportion

question 15

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a hypothesis test on a population proportion. Her null and alternativehypothesis areH0: p=0.6 andHa: p<0.6. The test statistic and p-value for the test are z=-1.51andp-value=0.0655.For a significance level of?=0.05, choose the correct conclusion regardingthe null hypothesis.

• A) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the population proportion is significantly different from 0.6.
• B) There is insufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis that the population proportion is equal to 0.6.
• C) None of these.
• D) There is sufficient evidence to accept the null hypothesis that the population proportion is equal to 0.6.

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