AT&T would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of 18- to 34-year-old
ID: 3244415 • Letter: A
Question
AT&T would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of 18- to 34-year-old Americans that own a cell phone is less than the proportion of 35- to 49-year-old Americans. A random sample of 200 18- to 34-year-old Americans found that 126 owned a smartphone. A random sample of 175 35- to 49-year-old Americans found that 119 owned a smartphone. If Population 1 is defined as 18- to 34-year-old Americans and Population 2 is defined as 35- to 49-year-old Americans, the correct hypothesis statement for this hypothesis test would be _______________.
A. B. C. D.Explanation / Answer
here let proportion for population 1 is p1 and that for population2 is p2
therefore null hypothesis:Ho: p1>=p2
alternate hypothesis: Ha: p1<p2
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