An Alternative Hypothesis Represents an Attempt to

question 3

Multiple Choice

An alternative hypothesis represents an attempt to

• A)point out the way in which a dependent variable affects an independent variable
• B)explain real differences
• C)create another hypothesis to test if our primary hypothesis proves to be false
• D)locate a set of alternative variables that are different from those used in the null hypothesis

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Dividend Growth

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Price-Earnings Ratios

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