Null and Alternative Hypotheses Proportions

Identify the correct null hypothesis:

Is the proportion of babies born male different from 50%? In a sample of 200 babies, 96 were male. Test the claim using a level of significance of 1%.

• H₀: p = 0.50

• H₀: µ = 100

• H₀: p = 0.48

• H₀: µ = 96

A mayor is concerned about the percentage of city residents who express disapproval of his job performance. His political committee pays for a newspaper ad, hoping to keep his disapproval rating below 21%. They will use a follow up poll to access effectiveness. What are the correct null and alternative hypotheses?

• Ho: μ > 21

  Ha: μ < 21

• Ho: p > .20

  Ha: p < .20

• Ho: p < .21

  Ha: p > .21

• Ho: p > .21

  Ha: p < .21

A manufacturer has a set limit that the proportion of defective items is not to be over 18%. The buyer thinks the proportions of defective items exceeds the limit. The buyer take a random sample of 90 items and finds that 19 of them are defective. State the null and the alternative hypotheses for this test.

The manufacturer of soft drink A advertises that they have 60% of the soft drink market. A consumer group that monitors sales thinks that this percentage is no longer true. In a blind taste test of 100 people, 58 people selected soft drink A.  Is this evidence that the percentage of the market for soft drink A is different than advertised? Match the following

• 0.58

• p

• 58

• p̂

• 0.6

• n

• 100

• α

• 0.05

• x

The manufacturer of soft drink A advertises that they have 60% of the soft drink market.  A consumer group that monitors sales thinks that this percentage is no longer true.  In a blind taste test of 100 people, 58 people selected soft drink A.  Is this evidence that the percentage of the market for soft drink A is different than advertised?

H0 : ​ (a)  

Ha : ​ (b)  

• p = 0.6

• p ≠ 0.6

• p0 = 0.6

• p0 < 0.6

• p>0.6

• p = 0.58

• p≠0.58

• p0 = 0.58

• p0 ≠ 0.58

In one year, a national vital statistics report indicated that about 3% of all births produced twins.  Data from a large city hospital found only 7 sets of twins were born to 469 teenage girls.  Does that suggest that mothers under age 20 may be less likely to have twins?  Test at a .05 significance level. Identify the hypothesis statement: H₀ : ​ (a)   H_a : ​ (b)  

• p = 0.03

• p < 0.03

• µ= 0.03

• μ< 0.03

• p0=0.03

• p0<0.03

• p>0.03

• p = 0.05

• μ = 0.05

Which of these are statistical hypotheses?

• Null hypothesis

• Test hypothesis

• Significance hypothesis

• Alternative hypothesis

Which of the following hypotheses is a valid example of a 1-tailed test?

• Ho: p = 0.3, Ha: p > 0.4

• Ho: p = 0.3, Ha: p ≠ 0.3

• Ho: p^ = 0.3, Ha: p^ > 0.3

• Ho: p = 0.3, Ha: p > 0.3

Tina wants to know if the proportion of people who buy burgers is at all affected by her open mic reading. If p=0.8 before her reading, what is an appropriate set of hypotheses?

• Ho: p = 0.8
  Ha: p > 0.8

• Ho: p = 0.8
  Ha: p < 0.8

• Ho: p ≠ 0.8
  Ha: p = 0.8

• Ho: p= 0.8
  Ha: p ≠ 0.8

A test was conducted to see if there was evidence that more than 10% of the population is left-handed. Ho: p = 0.10, Ha: p >0.10. A p-value of 1.10 is found. What can we conclude?

• There is not evidence that more than 10% of people are left-handed

• We can conclude that more than 10% of people are left-handed

• There is evidence that more than 10% of people are left-handed

• The person who ran this test made an error