The Student Senate at a Local University Is About to Hold

Multiple Choice

The student senate at a local university is about to hold elections. A representative from the women's sports program and a representative from the men's sports program must both be elected. Two candidates, an incumbent and a challenger, are vying for each position and early polling results are presented next. A hypothesis test must be performed to determine whether the percentages of supporting votes are different between the two incumbent candidates. In a sample of 100 voters, 67 said that they would vote for the women's incumbent candidate. In a separate sample of 100 voters, 55 said they would vote for the men's incumbent candidate. Let p₁ and p₂ be the proportions of supporting votes for the incumbent candidates representing women's and men's sports programs, respectively. Which of the following is the correct conclusion for the test at = 0.05?

A) Reject H₀: p₁ = p₂ and therefore conclude that the proportions differ.
B) Reject H₀: p₁ = p₂ and therefore do not conclude that the proportions differ.
C) Do not reject H₀: p₁ = p₂ and therefore conclude that the proportions differ.
D) Do not reject H₀: p₁ = p₂ and therefore do not conclude that the proportions differ.