A Skeptical Paranormal Researcher Claims That the Proportion of Americans $5 \%$

question 7

Multiple Choice

A skeptical paranormal researcher claims that the proportion of Americans that have seen a UFO is less than $5 \%$ . The correct null and alternative hypotheses for testing this claim are

• A) \(H _ { 0 } : p < 0.05 , H _ { A } : p = 0.05\)
• B) \(H _ { 0 } : p = 0.05 , H _ { A } : p > 0.05\)
• C) \(H _ { 0 } : p > 0.05 , H _ { A } : p = 0.05\)
• D) \(H _ { 0 } : p = 0.05 , H _ { A } : p < 0.05\)
• E) \(H _ { 0 } : p < 0.05 , H _ { A } : p > 0.05\)

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