Exhibit 12.2 A university has six colleges and takes a poll to gauge student support for a tuition increase.The university wants to insure each college is represented fairly.The below table shows the observed number students that participate in the poll from each college and the actual proportion of students in each college. Refer to Exhibit 12.2.For the goodness-of-fit test,the alternative hypothesis states that

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Exhibit 12.2 A university has six colleges and takes a poll to gauge student support for a tuition increase.The university wants to insure each college is represented fairly.The below table shows the observed number students that participate in the poll from each college and the actual proportion of students in each college.  Refer to Exhibit 12.2.For the goodness-of-fit test,the alternative hypothesis states that

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The alternative hypothesis for the goodness-of-fit test typically states that the observed frequencies differ significantly from the expected frequencies, which can be due to a specific reason such as bias towards a particular group. The option B mentions that the proportions are not equal for all colleges, which is a valid reason for the observed frequency not matching the expected frequency. Therefore, option B is the best choice for the alternative hypothesis.