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Afina-wow
13 days ago
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A student wants to determine if pennies are really fair when flipped, meaning equally likely to land heads up or tails up. He fl

ips a random sample of 50 pennies and finds that 28 of them land heads up. If p denotes the true probability of a penny landing heads up when flipped, what are the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses?
Mathematics
1 answer:
PIT_PIT [9.1K]13 days ago
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In this scenario, we aim to assess if pennies are genuinely fair when tossed, indicating that they have an equal chance of landing heads or tails. Therefore, the appropriate hypotheses are as follows: Null hypothesis: Alternative hypothesis: A hypothesis can be defined as "a conjecture or theory that is based on inadequate evidence and can be subjected to further examination and experimentation. With continued investigation, a hypothesis can typically be validated as true or false." The null hypothesis is defined as "a hypothesis that posits no statistical significance between the two variables in question. It represents what the researcher seeks to refute." Conversely, the alternative hypothesis is simply "the opposite or inverse of the null hypothesis; it is what the researcher aims to substantiate." For this study, we wish to confirm if pennies are indeed fair when flipped, meaning an equal chance to land heads versus tails, hence the proper hypotheses are: Null hypothesis: Alternative hypothesis:
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