Question

Select the null and the alternative hypotheses for the following claims:

a. "I am going to get the majority of the votes to win this election."
multiple choice 1
H0: μ = 0.50; HA: μ ≠ 0.50
H0: p ≤ 0.50; HA: p > 0.50
H0: p ≥ 0.50; HA: p < 0.50
b. "I suspect that your 10-inch pizzas are, on average, less than 10 inches in size."
multiple choice 2
H0: μ ≥ 10; HA: μ < 10
H0: p ≥ 10; HA: p < 10
H0: μ = 10; HA: μ ≠ 10
c. "I will have to fine the company since its tablets do not contain an average of 250 mg of ibuprofen as advertised."
multiple choice 3
H0: μ = 250; HA: μ ≠ 250
H0: p ≤ 250; HA: p > 250
H0: p = 250; HA: p ≠ 250

Answer 1

a. H0: p ≥ 0.50; HA: p < 0.50

b. H0: μ ≥ 10; HA: μ < 10

c. H0: μ = 250; HA: μ ≠ 250

Explanation:

a. "I am going to get the majority of the votes to win this election."

This sentence means that the probability of winning is more than fifty percent or more than half.The null hypothesis would be

H0: the probability of winning is more than 50 %

against the claim that

Ha: the probability of winning is less than 50%

So the best choice would be option c

H0: p ≥ 0.50; HA: p < 0.50

b. "I suspect that your 10-inch pizzas are, on average, less than 10 inches in size."

The claim is that the pizzas are less than 10 inches in size.

which can be written as alternate hypothesis

Ha: u < 10

so the best choice would be option a

H0: μ ≥ 10; HA: μ < 10

c. "I will have to fine the company since its tablets do not contain an average of 250 mg of ibuprofen as advertised."

In this statement the claim is that an average of ibuprofen do not contain 250 mg as advertised.

the alternate hypothesis would be u ≠ 250 mg

Ha: μ ≠ 250 and the null hypothesis is the reverse of the aalternate hypothesis.

so the best option would be part a

H0: μ = 250; HA: μ ≠ 250