A Hypothesis Test Is to Be Performed $= 16$ Ounces
Alternative Hypothesis: Mean Volume

question 228

Multiple Choice

A hypothesis test is to be performed. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
-A consumer advocacy group believes that the mean volume of juice in a company's 16-ounce juice bottles is actually less than 16 ounces.

• A) Null hypothesis: mean volume \(= 16\) ounces
• Alternative hypothesis: mean volume \(< 16\) ounces
• B) Null hypothesis: mean volume \(= 16\) ounces
• Alternative hypothesis: mean volume \(\leq 16\) ounces
• C) Null hypothesis: mean volume \(> 16\) ounces
• Alternative hypothesis: mean volume \(< 16\) ounces
• D) Null hypothesis: mean volume \(< 16\) ounces
• Alternative hypothesis: mean volume \(= 16\) ounces

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