A poll of 400 people from village 1 showed 250 preferred chocolate raspberry coffee to the regular blend while 170 out of 350 in village 2 preferred the same flavour. To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in preferences in the two villages, what is the alternate hypothesis? A) p1 - p2 0 C) p1 = p2 D) p1 - p2 ≠ 0 E) None of these statements is correct

Question

A poll of 400 people from village 1 showed 250 preferred chocolate raspberry coffee to the regular blend while 170 out of 350 in village 2 preferred the same flavour. To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in preferences in the two villages, what is the alternate hypothesis?
A) p1 - p2 < 0
B) p1 - p2 > 0
C) p1 = p2
D) p1 - p2 ≠ 0
E) None of these statements is correct

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The alternate hypothesis is that there is a difference in preferences between the two villages, which is represented by p1 - p2 ≠ 0.

A Poll of 400 People from Village 1 Showed 250