Question

A newsletter publisher believes that less than 61% of their readers own a laptop. Is there sufficient evidence at the 0.02 level to substantiate the publisher's claim? State the null and alternative hypotheses for the above scenario.

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

From the information given in the question, we are informed that a newsletter publisher believes that less than 61% of their readers own a laptop.

The null hypothesis will be: H0: p ≥ 0.61

The alternative hypothesis will be: Ha: p < 0.61.