A Formal Hypothesis Test Is to Be Conducted Using the Claim

question 33

Multiple Choice

A formal hypothesis test is to be conducted using the claim that the mean AC thermostat setting in restaurants is equal to $74 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ . What is the null hypothesis and how is it denoted?

• A) \(H _ { 0 } : p < 74 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• B) \(H _ { 0 } : p = 74 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• C) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 74 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• D) \(H _ { 0 } : \mu = 74 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)

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Definitions:

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a particular amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or signal the termination of protein synthesis.

Amino Acids

The basic building blocks of proteins, consisting of a central carbon atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a unique side chain.

tRNA Molecule

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.