A recent national poll showed the reading habits of adults during the last 12 months: A poll in a small Maritime town shows the following percentages:
The null hypothesis is ___.

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A recent national poll showed the reading habits of adults during the last 12 months:  A poll in a small Maritime town shows the following percentages:
 The null hypothesis is ___.

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The null hypothesis is typically a statement of no difference or no effect. In this case, the null hypothesis is that the distribution of reading habits in the small Maritime town is equal to the national distribution. Therefore, the correct choice is D, which states that the distributions are equal. The other answer choices are not relevant to the question of whether the town's distribution is the same as the national distribution.

A Recent National Poll Showed the Reading Habits of Adults