Question

A tech company is curious about marketing their new drones for home security. Let the proportion of houses that have home security be p. If the tech company would like to know if the proportion of houses that have home security is different than 45%, what are the null and alternative hypotheses

Answer 1

Explanation:

The null hypothesis is described as the default hypothesis while the alternative hypothesis us always tested against this null ie the opposite of the null hypothesis.

In this case study, Let the proportion of houses that have home security be p

Thus, the null hypothesis is proportion of houses that have home security is 45% : p = 45%

The alternative hypothesis is proportion of houses that have home security is different than 45%: p =/ 45%