What Is the H₀ for Testing Differences of the Means

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is the H₀ for testing differences of the means of two independent samples?

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } = 0\)
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { 1 } \neq \mu _ { 2 }\)
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { 1 } > \mu _ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { 1 } < \mu _ { 2 }\)

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