The Following Display from a TI-84 Plus Calculator Presents the Results

question 16

Multiple Choice

The following display from a TI-84 Plus calculator presents the results of a hypothesis test.

What are the null and alternate hypotheses?

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 57.39 \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu = 57.39\)
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 59 , \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu \neq 59\)
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 59 , \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu = 59\)
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 59 , \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu = 57.39\)

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