Determine whether the claim stated below represents the null hypothesis or the alternative hypothesis. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that (a) rejects the null hypothesis or (b) fails to reject the null hypothesis?

A researcher claims that at most

atmost 19

19% of people had no

no health care visits

visits in the past year.

Does the claim represent the null hypothesis or the alternative hypothesis?

Since the claim

contains

does not contain

a statement of equality, it represents the

alternative

hypothesis.

(a) How should you interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis?

There is

sufficient

insufficient

evidence to

reject

support

the claim that at most

atmost 19

19% of people had no

no health care visits

visits in the past year.

(b) How should you interpret a decision that fails to reject the null hypothesis?

There is

insufficient

sufficient

evidence to

reject

support

the claim that at most

atmost 19

19% of people had no

no health care visits

visits in the past year.