A recent study conducted by the state government attempts to determine whether the voting public supports further increase in cigarette taxes.The opinion poll recently sampled 1500 voting age citizens.1020 of the sampled citizens were in favor of an increase in cigarette taxes.The state government would like to decide if there is enough evidence to establish whether the proportion of citizens supporting an increase in cigarette taxes is significantly greater than .66.The alternative hypothesis is: A)p .66 C)p = .66 D)p $\le$ .66

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A recent study conducted by the state government attempts to determine whether the voting public supports further increase in cigarette taxes.The opinion poll recently sampled 1500 voting age citizens.1020 of the sampled citizens were in favor of an increase in cigarette taxes.The state government would like to decide if there is enough evidence to establish whether the proportion of citizens supporting an increase in cigarette taxes is significantly greater than .66.The alternative hypothesis is:
A)p < .66
B)p > .66
C)p = .66
D)p $\le$  .66

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The alternative hypothesis states that the proportion of citizens supporting an increase in cigarette taxes is significantly greater than .66. Therefore, the null hypothesis would be that the proportion is not significantly greater than .66, which can be expressed as p ≤ .66. The best choice would be option B, as it aligns with the alternative hypothesis.

A Recent Study Conducted by the State Government Attempts to Determine