A poll of 400 people from village 1 showed 250 preferred chocolate raspberry coffee to the regular blend while 170 out of 350 in village 2 preferred the same flavour. To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in preferences in the two villages, what is the alternate hypothesis? A) p₁- p₂ 0 C) p₁= p₂ D) p₁- p₂$\neq$ 0

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A poll of 400 people from village 1 showed 250 preferred chocolate raspberry coffee to the regular blend while 170 out of 350 in village 2 preferred the same flavour. To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in preferences in the two villages, what is the alternate hypothesis? A) p₁- p₂< 0 B) p₁- p₂> 0 C) p₁= p₂ D) p₁- p₂$\neq$ 0

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The alternate hypothesis is the statement that there is a difference in preferences between the two villages, which is correctly represented by stating that the proportion of people preferring chocolate raspberry coffee in village 1 is not equal to the proportion in village 2.

A Poll of 400 People from Village 1 Showed 250 ≠\neq=

A Poll of 400 People from Village 1 Showed 250 $\neq$