A janitor at a large office building believes that his supply of light bulbs has too many defective bulbs. The​ janitor's null hypothesis is that the supply of light bulbs has a defect rate of p=0.07 ​(the light bulb​ manufacturer's stated defect​ rate). Suppose he does a hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.05.​ Symbolically, the null and alternative hypothesis are as follows

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A janitor at a large office building believes that his supply of light bulbs has too many defective bulbs. The​ janitor's null hypothesis is that the supply of light bulbs has a defect rate of
p=0.07
​(the light bulb​ manufacturer's stated defect​ rate). Suppose he does a hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.05.​ Symbolically, the null and alternative hypothesis are as follows
 
H0​:
p=0.07
and Ha: p>0.07.
 
The janitor calculates a​ p-value for the hypothesis test of approximately 0.087. Choose the correct interpretation for the​ p-value.
 
A.
The​ p-value tells us that if the defect rate is​ 0.07, then the probability that the janitor will have 27 defective light bulbs out of 300 is approximately 0.087. At a significance level of​ 0.05, this would not be an unusual outcome.
 
B.
The​ p-value tells us that the true population rate of defective light bulbs is approximately 0.087.
 
C.
The​ p-value tells us that the probability of concluding that the defect rate is equal to​ 0.07, when in fact it is greater than​ 0.07, is approximately 0.087.
 
D.
None of these
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