Top management of a large multinational corporation wants to create a culture of innovativeness and change.A consultant hired to assess the company's organizational culture finds that only 15% of employees are open to new ideas and approaches toward their work.Consequently the company conducts a program for employees in order to reinforce the new corporate philosophy.After the program is completed, employees are surveyed to see if a greater percentage is now open to innovativeness and change.The correct alternative hypothesis is ________________________ . A)p = 0.15 B)p 0.15 C)p 0.15 E)µ ≠ 0.15

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Top management of a large multinational corporation wants to create a culture of innovativeness and change.A consultant hired to assess the company's organizational culture finds that only 15% of employees are open to new ideas and approaches toward their work.Consequently the company conducts a program for employees in order to reinforce the new corporate philosophy.After the program is completed, employees are surveyed to see if a greater percentage is now open to innovativeness and change.The correct alternative hypothesis is ________________________ .
A)p = 0.15
B)p > 0.15
C)p < 0.15
D)µ > 0.15
E)µ ≠ 0.15

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The alternative hypothesis is looking for evidence that the program increased the percentage of employees open to new ideas and approaches, which means it is testing if the proportion after the program is greater than 15% (0.15).

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