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A 0.05 significance level is used for a hypothesis test of the claim that when p

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Question

A 0.05 significance level is used for a hypothesis test of the claim that when parents use a particular method of gender selection, the proportion of baby girls is less than 0.5. Assume that sample data consists of 45 girls in 100 births, so the sample statistic of 9/20 results in a z score that is 1 standard deviation below 0. Complete parts (a) through (h) below. a. Identity the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis. Choose the correct answer below. A. H_0: p notequalto 0.5 H_ 1: p 0.05 C. H_0: p = 0.5 H_ 1: p

Explanation / Answer

Option-C) H0 : p = 0.5 , Ha : p < 0.5