A University Is Interested in Promoting Graduates of Its Honors

question 40

Multiple Choice

A university is interested in promoting graduates of its honors program by establishing that the mean GPA of these graduates exceeds 3.50. A sample of 36 honors students is taken and is found to have a mean GPA equal to 3.60. The population standard deviation is assumed to equal 0.40. To establish whether the mean GPA exceeds 3.50, the appropriate hypotheses are ________.

• A) H₀: μ ≤ 3.50, H_A: μ > 3.50
• B) H₀: ≤ 3.50, H_A: > 3.50
• C) H₀: μ ≥ 3.50, H_A: μ < 3.50
• D) H₀: ≥ 3.50, H_A: < 3.50

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