A small restaurant owner believes at least 36 % of his customers would be willing to order take out service if it were available.He is interested in surveying his customer base.He intends to use the following null and alternative hypotheses. These hypotheses _______________.
A) indicate a one-tailed test with a rejection area in the right tail
B) indicate a one-tailed test with a rejection area in the left tail
C) indicate a two-tailed test
D) are established incorrectly
E) are not mutually exclusive

Question

A small restaurant owner believes at least 36 % of his customers would be willing to order take out service if it were available.He is interested in surveying his customer base.He intends to use the following null and alternative hypotheses.  These hypotheses _______________.
A) indicate a one-tailed test with a rejection area in the right tail 
B) indicate a one-tailed test with a rejection area in the left tail 
C) indicate a two-tailed test 
D) are established incorrectly 
E) are not mutually exclusive

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The null and alternative hypotheses are not directional, and there is no indication of which tail the rejection area should be in. Therefore, this indicates a two-tailed test.

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