Determine the Null and Alternative Hypotheses for the Study That $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$

Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the study that produced the data in the table.
-A researcher performed a study to determine whether an association exists between political party affiliation and income. She obtained the following sample data.

A) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related.
B) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are not independent.
C) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are not related.
D) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related.
$\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent.