illness. If you were conducting a hypothesis test to determine if the true proportion of people In that town suffering from depression or a depressive illness is lower than the percent in the general adult American population, what would the null and alternative hypotheses be?

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10. The National Institute of Mental Health published an article stating that in any one-year period,
approximately 9.5 percent of American adults suffer from depression or a depressive illness. Suppose
that in a survey of 100 people in a certain town, seven of them suffered from depression or a depressive
illness. If you were conducting a hypothesis test to determine if the true proportion of people in that
town suffering from depression or a depressive illness is lower than the percent in the general adult
American population, what would the null and alternative hypotheses be?
a. Ho:
b. Ha
Transcribed Image Text:10. The National Institute of Mental Health published an article stating that in any one-year period, approximately 9.5 percent of American adults suffer from depression or a depressive illness. Suppose that in a survey of 100 people in a certain town, seven of them suffered from depression or a depressive illness. If you were conducting a hypothesis test to determine if the true proportion of people in that town suffering from depression or a depressive illness is lower than the percent in the general adult American population, what would the null and alternative hypotheses be? a. Ho: b. Ha
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