A Researcher Hypothesizes That Democrats and Independents Are Equally in Favor

question 106

Multiple Choice

A researcher hypothesizes that Democrats and Independents are equally in favor of gun control, and both are more in favor of gun control than Republicans. In conducting a one-way ANOVA with these three groups, how should the alternative hypothesis (H₁) be stated?

• A) H₁: Democrats = Independents > Republicans
• B) H₁: Republicans < Democrats = Independents
• C) H₁: Democrats ≠ Independents ≠ Republicans
• D) None of these

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