A Researcher Asked Participants to Rate the Softness of Two

question 35

Multiple Choice

A researcher asked participants to rate the softness of two well-known brands of tissue paper-Daisy and Flora. Daisy was rated softer than Flora with mean ratings of 5.50 and 3.25 respectively. This difference was statistically significant at the .05 probability level. The null hypothesis for the population suggests that:

• A)Daisy is softer than Flora.
• B)Flora is softer than Daisy.
• C)There is a difference between Daisy and Flora in softness.
• D)There is no difference between the softness of Daisy and Flora tissues.

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