THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 156

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
You want to explore the relationship between the scores students receive on their first quiz and their first exam.You believe that there is a positive correlation between the two scores.
-What are the most appropriate null and alternative hypotheses regarding the population correlation?

• A)H₀ : p = 0 and H₁ : p ≠ 0
• B)H₀ : p = 0 and H₁ : p < 0
• C)H₀ : p = 0 and H₁ : p > 0
• D)H₀ : p = 0 and H₁ : p < 1

---

Definitions:

Sample Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of sample values from their mean.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values for the entire population.

Ounces

A unit of weight in the United States customary and British imperial systems, equal to 1/16 of a pound.

Margin of Error

The amount of error allowed in a survey or experiment results, expressing the confidence in the reliability of the data.