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

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