In a survey, 41 % of the respondents stated that they talk to their pets on the

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In a survey, 41 % of the respondents stated that they talk to their pets on the answering machine or telephone. A veterinarian believed this result to be too high, so he randomly selected 150 pet owners and discovered that 54 of them spoke to their pet on the answering machine or telephone. Does the veterinarian have a right to be skeptical? Use the alpha equals0.01 level of significance. What are the null and alternative hypotheses? Upper H 0 : p equals nothing versus Upper H 1 : p less than nothing (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

Explanation / Answer

Since veterinarian believed the result to be too high, the correct null and alternative hypotheses will be:

Ho: p = 0.41

Ha: p < 0.41

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