Solve the Problem

question 58

Essay

Solve the problem. Suppose that you are conducting a study on the effectiveness of a new teaching method and that you wish to use a hypothesis test to support your claim regarding
the mean test score under this method. What restrictions are there in the wording of the claim?
Will your claim become the null hypothesis or the alternative hypothesis, or does it depend on
the situation? Give an example of a claim which is incorrectly worded.

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