Question

For the claim that is given symbolically below, determine whether it is part of a left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed hypothesis test.

p > 0.50
a. a right-tailed hypothesis test
b. a two-tailed hypothesis test
c. impossible to determine from the information given
d. a left-tailed hypothesis test

Answer 1

Option A a right tailed hypothesis test

Explanation:

A claim given symbolically is most of the time derived from the alternative hypothesis usually tested against the null hypothesis.

A symbolic claim with the option of a less than indicates a left tailed test, while one with the option of greatest than indicate a right tail test and one with the option of both (not equal to; either less or greater) indicates a two tailed test.

In this case study, the sample proportion for the claim was greater than 0.50 thus, the test is a right tailed hypothesis test