In 1990, the Average Math SAT Score for Students at One

question 26

Multiple Choice

In 1990, the average math SAT score for students at one school was 498. Five years later, a teacher wants to perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the average math SAT score of students at the school has changed from the 1990 mean of 498.

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 498\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mu < 498\)
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 498\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mu \neq 498\)
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 498\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mu > 498\)
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : : \mu \geq 498\)
• \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mu < 498\)

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