10. When conducting a hypothesis test, the hypothesis that illustrates our theory about what is really going on is calle
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10. When conducting a hypothesis test, the hypothesis that illustrates our theory about what is really going on is calle
5. It is claimed that 7% of American adults do not use the internet. Believing this claimed value is too low, a researcher surveys a random sample of American adults and finds that 9% do not use the internet. When a hypothesis test is conducted, the researcher writes out her alternative hypothesis as "p>0.07." What is wrong with this alternative hypothesis? A. Nothing is wrong. B. The alternative hypothesis should be "p> 7." C. The alternative hypothesis should be "p<0.07." D. The alternative hypothesis should be "p = 0.09." E. We cannot determine what the alternative hypothesis should be without first knowing the significance (or alpha) level. 6. Consider a hypothesis testing situation in which the null hypothesis is p = 0.34 and the alternative is p <0.34. Data is gathered from a random sample, and calculations yield a value of z = -2.7. Which one of the following conclusions should be drawn based on this information? A. The P-value is larger than 0.05. B. The P-value is smaller than 0.01. C. The sample size was too small. D. There is a 2.7% chance the null hypothesis is false. E. A calculation error must have been made since the value of z can never be negative.