Suppose That You Wish to Use a Hypothesis Test to Test

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Essay

Suppose that you wish to use a hypothesis test to test a claim made by a juice bottling company regarding the mean amount of juice in its 16 oz bottles. Why does the original claim sometimes become the null hypothesis, and why does it sometimes become the alternative hypothesis? Give an example of a claim which would become the null hypothesis and an example of a claim would become the alternative hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Life Span

The maximum duration of life of a human or organism or the actual period a person lives, from birth to death.

Mortality

The state of being subject to death; often used statistically to refer to the frequency of death in a population within a specific time period.

Life Expectancies

Life expectancy is the statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current age, and other demographic factors.

Estrogen

A collection of steroid hormones essential for the development and management of the reproductive and sexual functions in females.