A university has six colleges and takes a poll to gauge student support for a tuition increase. The university wants to ensure each college is represented fairly. The below table shows the observed number of students who participate in the poll from each college and the actual proportion of students in each college. College Observed Proportion 1 457 0.20 2 206 0.08 3 301 0.13 4 792 0.29 5 336 0.15 6 373 0.15 For the goodness-of-fit test, the alternative hypothesis states that A. HA: Not all population proportions are equal to 0,20 B. HA: At least one of the population proportions is different from its hypothesized value C. HA: Not all population proportions are the same D. HA: No

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A university has six colleges and takes a poll to gauge student support for a tuition increase. The university wants to ensure each college is represented fairly. The below table shows the observed number of students who participate in the poll from each college and the actual proportion of students in each college.
 

College Observed Proportion
1 457 0.20
2 206 0.08
3 301 0.13
4 792 0.29
5 336 0.15
6 373 0.15


For the goodness-of-fit test, the alternative hypothesis states that

  • A. HA: Not all population proportions are equal to 0,20

  • B. HA: At least one of the population proportions is different from its hypothesized value

  • C. HA: Not all population proportions are the same

  • D. HA: Not all population proportions are equal to 0.15

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