The Claim That "40% of Those Persons Who Retired from an Industrial

question 12

Multiple Choice

The claim that "40% of those persons who retired from an industrial job before the age of 60 would return to work if a suitable job was available" is to be investigated at the 0.02 significance level. If 74 out of the 200 workers sampled said they would return to work,what is our decision?

• A)Do not reject the null hypothesis because −0.866 lies in the region between +2.326 and −2.326.
• B)Do not reject the null hypothesis because −0.866 lies in the region between +2.576 and −2.576.
• C)Reject the null hypothesis because 37% is less than 40%.
• D)Do not reject the null hypothesis because 37% lies in the area between 0% and 40%.