It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches less than twentyfo

It is claimed that in a bushel of peaches less than twenty-four percent are defective. A sample of 400 peaches is examined and 50 are found to be defective. What is the null hypothesis?

Solution

Note that the claim goes to the alternative hypothesis, and the null hypothesis is the opposite of the alternative.

Thus,

Ha: p < 0.24

Therefore,

Ho: p > 0.24 [ANSWER]