A professor of statistics refutes the claim that the proportion of Republican voters in Michigan is at most 44%.To test the claim,the hypotheses: H₀: p = 0.44,H₁: p ≠ 0.44,should be used.

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The correct null hypothesis for testing if the proportion is at most 44% should be $H_0: p \leq 0.44$, and the alternative hypothesis should be $H_1: p > 0.44$, since the professor is refuting a claim of a maximum proportion, not testing for a specific proportion.

A Professor of Statistics Refutes the Claim That the Proportion