If We Are Interested in Testing Whether the Mean of Items

question 95

Multiple Choice

If we are interested in testing whether the mean of items in population 1 is larger than the mean of items in population 2, the

• A)null hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁ - \(\mu\)₂ < 0
• B)null hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁ - \(\mu\)₂ > 0
• C)alternative hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁ - \(\mu\)₂ > 0
• D)alternative hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁ - \(\mu\)₂ < 0

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