About 90% of the General Population Is Right-Handed

Multiple Choice

About 90% of the general population is right-handed. A researcher speculates that artists are less likely to be right-handed than the general population. In a random sample of 100 artists, 83 are right-handed. Which of the following best describes the p-value for this situation?

A) The probability that the population proportion of artists who are right-handed is 0.90.
B) The probability that the population proportion of artists who are right-handed is 0.83.
C) The probability the sample proportion would be as small as 0.83, or even smaller, if the population proportion of artists who are right-handed is actually 0.90.
D) The probability that the population proportion of artists who are right-handed is less than 0.90, given that the sample proportion is 0.83.