A Sample of 250 Adults Tried the New Multigrain Cereal

question 80

Multiple Choice

A sample of 250 adults tried the new multigrain cereal Wow! A total of 187 rated it as excellent. In a sample of 100 children,66 rated it as excellent. Using the 0.1 significance level,the researcher wishes to show that adults like the cereal better than children. Which of the following is the alternate hypothesis?

• A)H₁: πA = πC
• B)H₁: πA < πC
• C)H₁: πA > πC
• D)H₁: πA ≠ πC

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