If We Are Interested in Testing Whether the Mean of Items

question 202

Multiple Choice

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

• A)null hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁- \(\mu\)₂ < 0
• B)null hypothesis should state P₁ - P₂ \(\ge\) 0
• C)alternative hypothesis should state P₁ - P₂ > 0
• D)alternative hypothesis should state \(\mu\)₁- \(\mu\)₂ < 0

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