Sleep Researchers Theorize That 25% of the General Population Suffers

question 72

Multiple Choice

Sleep researchers theorize that 25% of the general population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers found that 124 of 159 emergency room nurses suffered from obstructive sleep apnea.
-The appropriate hypotheses that attempt to provide that emergency room nurses differ from the general population proportion is _____.

• A)H₀: p ≤ .780 vs H_A: p > .780
• B)H₀: p ≥ .250 vs H_A: p < .250
• C)H₀: p ≤ .250 vs H_A: p > .250
• D)H₀: p = .250 vs H_A: p ≠ .250
• E)H₀: p ≠ .250 vs H_A: p = .250

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