Exhibit 9-6 A random sample of 100 people was taken. Eighty of the people in the sample favored Candidate A. We are interested in determining whether or not the proportion of the population in favor of Candidate A is significantly more than 75%. -The smaller the p-value, A)the greater the evidence against H₀ B)the greater the chance of committing a Type II error C)the greater the chance of committing a Type I error D)the less likely you are to reject H₀

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A smaller p-value indicates stronger evidence against the null hypothesis, which in this case is that the proportion of the population in favor of Candidate A is 0.75 or less. Therefore, as the p-value decreases, the evidence against the null hypothesis strengthens.

Exhibit 9-6 a Random Sample of 100 People Was Taken. Eighty of Eighty