A psychologist claims that more than 5.8 percent of the population suffers from professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the population that suffers from extreme shyness. A) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } 5.8 \%$ C) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { p } 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { p } \leq 5.8 \%$

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A psychologist claims that more than 5.8 percent of the population suffers from professional problems due to extreme shyness. Use p, the true percentage of the population that suffers from extreme shyness. A) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } < 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { p } \geq 5.8 \%$ B) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : p > 5.8 \%$ C) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } = 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { p } < 5.8 \%$ D) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mathrm { p } > 5.8 \%$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { p } \leq 5.8 \%$

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The psychologist claims that more than 5.8% of the population suffers from extreme shyness, which translates to the alternative hypothesis $ \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : p > 5.8 \% $. The null hypothesis $ \mathrm { H } _ { 0 } $ is that the percentage is equal to 5.8%.

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