It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches, less than ten percent are defective. A sample of 400 peaches is examined and 50 are found to be defective. What is the alternate hypothesis for a one-sided test? A) $\pi$ $\ge$ 0.10 B) $\pi$ 0.10 C)$\pi$ $\le$ 0.10 D)$\pi$

Question

It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches, less than ten percent are defective. A sample of 400 peaches is examined and 50 are found to be defective. What is the alternate hypothesis for a one-sided test?
A) $\pi$ $\ge$ 0.10
B) $\pi$ > 0.10
C)$\pi$ $\le$ 0.10
D)$\pi$ < 0.10

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The alternate hypothesis for a one-sided test would be that the proportion of defective peaches in the bushel is actually less than 10%, which is represented as H1: p < 0.10. Therefore, choice D is the best option.

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