A Financial Analyst Working for a Financial Consulting Company Wishes

question 80

Multiple Choice

A financial analyst working for a financial consulting company wishes to find evidence that the average price-to-earnings ratio in the consumer industry is higher than average price-to-earnings ratio in banking industry.The alternative hypothesis is:

• A)?_consumer = ?_banking
• B)?_consumer ? ?_banking
• C)?_consumer > ?_banking
• D)?_consumer < ?_banking
• E)?_consumer ¹ ?_banking

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