A research center claims that more than 19​% of employees in a certain country have changed jobs in the past three years. In a random sample of 280 people from that​ country, 70 have changed jobs in the past

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A research center claims that more than
19​%
of employees in a certain country have changed jobs in the past
three
years. In a random sample of
280
people from that​ country,
70
have changed jobs in the past
three
years. At
α=0.10​,
is there enough evidence to support the​ center's claim? Complete parts​ (a) through​ (e) below.
​(a) Identify the claim and state
H0
and
Ha.
 
Identify the claim in this scenario. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not​ round.)
 
A.
The percentage of employees in the country who have changed jobs in the past
three
years is not
nothing​%.
 
B.
nothing​%
of employees in the country have changed jobs in the past
three
years.
 
C.
At most
nothing​%
of employees in the country have changed jobs in the past
three
years.
 
D.
More than
nothing​%
of employees in the country have changed jobs in the past
three
years.
Let p be the population proportion of​ successes, where a success is an employee in the country who has changed jobs in the past
three
years. State
H0
and
Ha.
Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
 
A.
H0​:
p<nothing
Ha​:
p≥nothing
 
B.
H0​:
p≤nothing
Ha​:
p>nothing
 
C.
H0​:
p≠nothing
Ha​:
p=nothing
 
D.
H0​:
p=nothing
Ha​:
p≠nothing
 
E.
H0​:
p>nothing
Ha​:
p≤nothing
 
F.
H0​:
p≥nothing
Ha​:
p<nothing
​(b) Find the critical​ value(s) and identify the rejection​ region(s).
 
Identify the critical​ value(s) for this test.
 
z0=nothing
​(Round to two decimal places as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as​ needed.)
Identify the rejection​ region(s). Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer​ box(es) to complete your choice.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
 
A.
The rejection region is
z>nothing.
 
B.
The rejection region is
z<nothing.
 
C.
The rejection regions are
z<nothing
and
z>nothing.
 
D.
The rejection region is
nothing<z<nothing.
​(c) Find the standardized test statistic z.
 
z=nothing
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
​(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis and​ (e) interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.
 
 
Fail to reject
Reject
the null hypothesis. There
 
is
is not
enough evidence to
 
reject
support
the​ center's claim.
 
Click to select your answer(s).
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