A Researcher Hypothesizes College Grade Point Average Is Correlated with Graduate

question 47

Multiple Choice

A researcher hypothesizes college grade point average is correlated with graduate school grade point average. In conducting an analysis to test this hypothesis, how should the null hypothesis (H₀) be stated?

• A) H₀: all μs are equal
• B) H₀: ρ = 0
• C) H₀: college = grad school
• D) H₀: not all μs are equal

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