A report states that in a certain country, 61% of high school graduates go to attend a two-year or four-year college the year after graduation. A group of researchers in certain state in this country...

Extracted text: A report states that in a certain country, 61% of high school graduates go to attend a two-year or four-year college the year after graduation. A group of researchers in certain state in this country would like to test whether the college-going rate for high school graduates in their state is different from the national figure. (a) What is the parameter of interest for this study? (b) Write the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for testing the rescarchers question.