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 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 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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In this context, p stands for the proportion of babies born out of wedlock. The two hypotheses are about the proportion being less than or equal to 0.50 (the general belief) or greater than 0.50 (the politician's claim).

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