One poll found that 40% of male voters will support a candidate while another found that 48% of female voters will be in support. To test whether this candidate has equal levels of support between male and Female voters, the alternative hypothesis should be A) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } = p _ { \text {fimale } }$ B) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } 50 \%$ C) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } \neq 41 \%$ Ho: $p _ { \text {female } } \neq 49 \%$ D) Ho: $p _ { \text {maile } } \neq p _ { \text {kmale } }$

Question

One poll found that 40% of male voters will support a candidate while another found that 48% of female voters will be in support. To test whether this candidate has equal levels of support between male and
Female voters, the alternative hypothesis should be 
A) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } = p _ { \text {fimale } }$
B) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } < 50 \%$ Ho: $p _ { \text {simale } } > 50 \%$
C) Ho: $p _ { \text {male } } \neq 41 \%$ Ho: $p _ { \text {female } } \neq 49 \%$
D) Ho: $p _ { \text {maile } } \neq p _ { \text {kmale } }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The alternative hypothesis should state that the proportions of support between male and female voters are not equal, which is represented by $p _ { \text {male } } \neq p _ { \text {female } }$.

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One Poll Found That 40% of Male Voters Will Support $p _ { \text {male } } = p _ { \text {fimale } }$