A Recent National Poll Showed the Reading Habits of Adults

question 32

Multiple Choice

A recent national poll showed the reading habits of adults during the last 12 months: A poll in a small Maritime town shows the following percentages:
The null hypothesis is ___.

• A) the poll in the small Maritime town is not based on a random sample
• B) the poll in the small Maritime town is not accurate
• C) the sample size for the poll in the Maritime town is not large enough
• D) the distributions are equal
• E) the poll in the small Maritime town is based on a random sample

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