A Survey of the Wine Market Has Shown That the Preferred

Multiple Choice

A survey of the wine market has shown that the preferred wine for 17% of those surveyed is merlot. A merlot wine producer believes the figure is higher. A random sample of 550 adults was asked which wine they preferred. Suppose 115 replied that merlot was their wine preference.
-The appropriate hypotheses to test the wine producer's claim is _____.

A) H₀: p ≤ .21 vs H_A: p > .21
B) H₀: p ≥ .17 vs H_A: p < .17
C) H₀: p ≤ .17 vs H_A: p > .17
D) H₀: p = .17 vs H_A: p ≠ .17
E) H₀: p ≠ .17 vs H_A: p = .17