The academic planner of a university thinks that at least 35% of the entire student body attends summer school.The correct set of hypotheses to test his belief is A) H₀: p .35. C) H₀: p .35 H_a: p .35 H_a: p .35.

Question

The academic planner of a university thinks that at least 35% of the entire student body attends summer school.The correct set of hypotheses to test his belief is A) H₀: p < .35 H_a: p .35. B) H₀: p .35 H_a: p > .35. C) H₀: p .35 H_a: p < .35. D) H₀: p > .35 H_a: p .35.

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The correct set of hypotheses to test the academic planner's belief is H₀: p < .35 (null hypothesis stating that the proportion of students attending summer school is less than or equal to 35%) and H_a: p > .35 (alternative hypothesis stating that the proportion of students attending summer school is greater than 35%). Therefore, choice C is the best option.

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