Determine the Null and Alternative Hypotheses for the Study That $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$

question 12

Multiple Choice

Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the study that produced the data in the table.
-A researcher performed a study to determine whether an association exists between political party affiliation and income. She obtained the following sample data.

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent. \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related.
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related. \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are not independent.
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent. \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are not related.
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are somehow related. \(\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }\) : Income bracket and party affiliation are independent.

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