Express the Null Hypothesis $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$

question 15

Multiple Choice

Express the null hypothesis $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ and the alternative hypothesis $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 }$ in symbolic form. Use the correct symbol ( $\mu , \mathrm { p }$ , $\sigma$ ) for the indicated parameter.
-An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 11 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) \(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}>0.0011 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p} \leq 0.0011
• \end{array}\))
• B)\(\begin{array}{l}
• H_{0}: p=0.0011 \\
• H_{1}: p>0.0011
• \end{array}\)
• C)\(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}<0.0011 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p} \geq 0.0011
• \end{array}\)
• D) \(\begin{array}{l}
• \mathrm{H}_{0}: \mathrm{p}=0.0011 \\
• \mathrm{H}_{1}: \mathrm{p}<0.0011
• \end{array}\)

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