Medical Wonders Is a Specialized Interior Design Company Focused on Healing

question 97

Multiple Choice

Medical Wonders is a specialized interior design company focused on healing artwork.The CEO, Kathleen Kelledy claims that artwork has healing effects for patients staying in a hospital, as measured by reduced length of stay.Her current client is a children's cancer hospital.Kathleen is interested in determining the effect of three different pieces of healing artwork on children.She chooses three paintings (a horse photo, a bright abstract, and a muted beach scene) and randomly assigns six hospital rooms to each painting.Kathleen's null hypothesis is _____________.

• A)\(\mu\) ₁ =\(\mu\) ₂ = \(\mu\) ₃
• B)\(\mu\) ₁ \(\neq\) \(\mu\) ₂ \(\neq\) \(\mu\) ₃
• C)\(\mu\) ₁ \(\ge\) \(\mu\) ₂ \(\ge\) \(\mu\) ₃
• D)\(\mu\) ₁ \(\le\) \(\mu\) ₂ \(\le\)\(\mu\) ₃
• E)\(\mu\) ₁ \(\le\) \(\mu\) ₂ ≥ \(\mu\) ₃

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