The biologist found evidence to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative hypothesis. Which of the following represents the alternative hypothesis of the test? A) At least one of the fish proportions is different than the corresponding proportion when the lake was originally stocked. B) The proportions for the different fish types are the same as the corresponding proportions when the lake was originally stocked. C) The proportions are evenly distributed among fish types. D) At least one of the fish proportions is the same as the corresponding proportion when the lake was stocked. E) All of the fish proportions are different than the corresponding proportions when the lake was stocked.
The biologist found evidence to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative hypothesis. Which of the following represents the alternative hypothesis of the test?
A) At least one of the fish proportions is different than the corresponding proportion when the lake was originally stocked.
B) The proportions for the different fish types are the same as the corresponding proportions when the lake was originally stocked.
C) The proportions are evenly distributed among fish types.
D) At least one of the fish proportions is the same as the corresponding proportion when the lake was stocked.
E) All of the fish proportions are different than the corresponding proportions when the lake was stocked.
Answer
Answer: A) At least one of the fish proportions is different than the corresponding proportion when the lake was originally stocked.
Explanation: The alternative hypothesis in a chi-square goodness-of-fit test asserts that at least one proportion differs from the expected proportion.
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