At many college bookstores, students can decide whether to purchase or to rent a textbook for a class. A study was conducted to investigate whether the percent of rented textbooks for all science classes in the state was greater than the percent of rented textbooks for all literature classes in the state. The following hypothesis test was done at the significance level of α=0.05α=0.05. H0:pS=pLHa:pS>pLH0:pS=pLHa:pS>pL In the hypotheses, pSpS represents the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented, and pLpL represents the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented. All conditions for inference were met, and the resulting pp-value was 0.035. Which of the following is the correct decision for the test?     The pp-value is less than αα. Since 0.035<0.050.035<0.05, the null hypothesis is rejected, and the claim is supported. There is convincing statistical evidence that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented. A The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented. B The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented. C The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented. D The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

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At many college bookstores, students can decide whether to purchase or to rent a textbook for a class. A study was conducted to investigate whether the percent of rented textbooks for all science classes in the state was greater than the percent of rented textbooks for all literature classes in the state. The following hypothesis test was done at the significance level of α=0.05α=0.05.

H0:pS=pLHa:pS>pLH0:pS=pLHa:pS>pL

In the hypotheses, pSpS represents the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented, and pLpL represents the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

All conditions for inference were met, and the resulting pp-value was 0.035. Which of the following is the correct decision for the test?

 
 
  • The pp-value is less than αα. Since 0.035<0.050.035<0.05, the null hypothesis is rejected, and the claim is supported. There is convincing statistical evidence that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

    A
  • The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

    B
  • The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

    C
  • The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

    D
  • The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that the proportion of all science textbooks that are rented is greater than the proportion of all literature textbooks that are rented.

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