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

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The null hypothesis is typically that there is no difference or no relationship between two or more groups. In this case, the null hypothesis would be that the distribution of reading habits in the small Midwestern town is the same as the national distribution. Therefore, the correct answer is D, which states that the distributions are equal.

A Recent National Poll Showed the Reading Habits of Adults