A political scientist claims that negative advertising on television affects younger voters more than it affects older voters. T
o test this claim, the scientist obtained data from two random samples of voters categorized into two age-groups, older and younger. The null hypothesis was that there was no difference in the proportions of voters in the two age-groups who would be affected by negative ads. The alternative hypothesis was that the proportion of younger voters affected would be greater than the proportion of older voters affected. Assuming all conditions for inference were met, the scientist conducted the test at a significance level of α=0.05α=0.05. The resulting pp-value was 0.206. Which of the following is the correct decision for the test?
a. The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is convincing evidence to support the claim that younger voters are more affected by negative ads than are older voters
b. The pp-value is less than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that younger voters are more affected by negative ads than are older voters.
c. The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is convincing evidence to support the claim that younger voters are more affected by negative ads than are older voters.
d. The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is rejected. There is convincing evidence to support the claim that younger voters are more affected by negative ads than are older voters.
e. The pp-value is greater than αα, and the null hypothesis is not rejected. There is not convincing evidence to support the claim that younger voters are more affected by negative ads than are older voters.
