Of 250 adults who tried a new multi-grain cereal, Wow!, 187 rated it excellent; of 100 children sampled, 66 rated it excellent. Using the 0.1 significance level and the alternate hypothesis p1 not equal to p2, what is the null hypothesis? A) p1 - p2 0 B) p1 - p2

Question

Of 250 adults who tried a new multi-grain cereal, Wow!, 187 rated it excellent; of 100 children sampled, 66 rated it excellent. Using the 0.1 significance level and the alternate hypothesis p1 not equal to p2, what is the null hypothesis?
A) p1 - p2> 0
B) p1 - p2< 0
C) p1 - p2 = 0
D) None of these statements are correct

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis states that there is no difference between the two population proportions, so p1 - p2 = 0.

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