It is generally believed that no more than 0.50 of all babies in a town in Texas are born out of wedlock.A politician claims that the proportion of babies that are born out of wedlock is increasing.When testing the two hypotheses,H₀: p ≤ 0.50 and H_A: p 0.50,p stands for _____________. A)The current proportion of babies born out of wedlock B)The mean number of babies born out of wedlock C)The number of babies born out of wedlock D)The general belief that the proportion of babies born out of wedlock is no more than 0.50

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It is generally believed that no more than 0.50 of all babies in a town in Texas are born out of wedlock.A politician claims that the proportion of babies that are born out of wedlock is increasing.When testing the two hypotheses,H₀: p ≤ 0.50 and H_A: p > 0.50,p stands for _____________. A)The current proportion of babies born out of wedlock B)The mean number of babies born out of wedlock C)The number of babies born out of wedlock D)The general belief that the proportion of babies born out of wedlock is no more than 0.50

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p stands for the current proportion of babies born out of wedlock.

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