Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the study that produced the data in the table.

The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. performs sample surveys to obtain information on characteristics of book readers. A book reader is defined to be one who read one or more books in the six months prior to the survey; a non-book reader is defined to be one who read newspapers or magazines but no books in the six months prior to the survey; a nonreader is defined to be one who did not read a book, newspaper, or magazine in the six months prior to the survey. The following data were obtained from a random sample of 1429 persons 16 years old and over in an effort to determine whether or not the proportions of book readers, non-book readers, and non-readers are the same for each income bracket.

Question

Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the study that produced the data in the table. 
 
 The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. performs sample surveys to obtain information on characteristics of book readers. A  book reader  is defined to be one who read one or more books in the six months prior to the survey; a  non-book reader  is defined to be one who read newspapers or magazines but no books in the six months prior to the survey; a  nonreader  is defined to be one who did not read a book, newspaper, or magazine in the six months prior to the survey. The following data were obtained from a random sample of 1429 persons 16 years old and over in an effort to determine whether or not the proportions of book readers, non-book readers, and non-readers are the same for each income bracket.

Answer

H 0  : There is a relationship between household income and book readership.  
 H A  : Household income and book readership are not related.

Answer

H 0  : The classifications have the same distribution for each household income bracket. 
 H A  : The classifications do not have the same distribution for each household income bracket.

Answer

H 0  : Household income and book readership are independent.  
 H A  : Household income and book readership are not dependent.

Answer

H 0  : The classifications do not have the same distribution for each household income bracket. 
 H A  : The classifications have the same distribution for each household income bracket.

Answer

H 0  : There is no relationship between household income and book readership.  
 H A  : Household income and book readership are not related.

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