A media research company conducted an online survey of adults in a certain country to determine their favorite sport. A friend believes professional football (with revenue of about $13 billion per year) is the favorite sport of 53% of adults in the country. Specify the null and alternative hypotheses for testing this belief. Be sure to identify the parameter of interest.

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23 June, 08:42

A media research company conducted an online survey of adults in a certain country to determine their favorite sport. A friend believes professional football (with revenue of about $13 billion per year) is the favorite sport of 53% of adults in the country. Specify the null and alternative hypotheses for testing this belief. Be sure to identify the parameter of interest.

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Null hypothesis: The favorite sport of 53% of adults in the country is professional football (with revenue of about $13 billion per year)

Alternate hypothesis: The adults in the country whose favorite sport is not professional football (with revenue of about $13 billion per year) is less than 53%

Step-by-step explanation:

The given claim is that the favorite sport of 53% of adults in the country is professional football (with revenue of about $13 per year) which is the null hypothesis. This means that the favorite sport of the remaining 47% (less than 53%) of adults in the country is not professional football (with revenue of about $13 billion per year) which is the alternate hypothesis