A Manufacturer Claims That Less Than 1% of All His

question 75

Multiple Choice

A manufacturer claims that less than 1% of all his products do not meet the minimum government
Standards. A survey of 500 products revealed ten did not meet the standard.

• A) The null hypothesis is p ≥ 0.01. The alternate hypothesis is p < 0.01
• B) The null hypothesis is p = 0.01. The alternate hypothesis is p > 0.01
• C) The null hypothesis is p ≥ 0.01. The alternate hypothesis is p > 0.01
• D) The null hypothesis is p = 0.01. The alternate hypothesis is p ≠ 0.01
• E) The null hypothesis is p< 0.01. The alternate hypothesis is p ≠ 0.01

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