When You Are Testing a Hypothesis Against a Two-Sided Alternative $E ( Y ) > \mu _ { Y , 0 }$

question 36

Short Answer

When you are testing a hypothesis against a two-sided alternative, then the alternative is written as a. $E ( Y ) > \mu _ { Y , 0 }$ .
b. $E ( Y ) = \mu _ { Y , 0 }$ .
c. $\bar { Y } \neq \mu _ { Y , 0 }$ .
d. $\quad E ( Y ) \neq \mu _ { Y , 0 }$ .

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