Express the Alternative Hypothesis in Symbolic Form $H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$

question 43

Short Answer

Express the alternative hypothesis in symbolic form. of time (in hours)sophomores spent studying for the statistics final exam is more than that of
Freshmen. Assume that the two samples are independent. Let the freshmen be the first
Population and the sophomores be the second population. A) $H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$
B) $H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { 1 } < \mu _ { 2 }$
C) $H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { 1 } > \mu _ { 2 }$
D) $H _ { 1 } : \mu _ { 1 } \neq \mu _ { 2 }$

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