A Researcher Believes That the Reading Habits of Men and Women

Multiple Choice

A researcher believes that the reading habits of men and women are different. He takes a random sample from each population and records the response to the question, "Did you read at least one book last month?" The null hypothesis is $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : $\mathrm { p } _ { \text {women } } = \mathrm { p } _ { \text {men. } }$ . Choose the correct alternative hypothesis.

A) $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : $\mathrm { p } _ { \text {women } } < \mathrm { p } _ { \text {men } }$
B) $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } = 0$
C) $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : pomen $\neq \mathrm { p } _ { \text {men } }$
D) $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mathrm { p } _ { \text {women } } > \mathrm { p } _ { \text {men } }$