A Farmer Is Concerned That a Change in Fertilizer to an Organic

question 37

Multiple Choice

A farmer is concerned that a change in fertilizer to an organic variant might change his crop yield. He subdivides his six lots and uses the old fertilizer on one half of each lot and the new fertilizer on the other half. The following table shows the results. Which of the following are the appropriate competing hypotheses?

• A) H₀: µ_D ≤ 0, H_A: µ_D > 0
• B) H₀: µ_D ≥ 0, H_A: µ_D < 0
• C) H₀: µ_D ≠ 0, H_A: µ_D = 0
• D) H₀: µ_D = 0, H_A: µ_D ≠ 0

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