Your Company Is Evaluating Two Cloud-Based, Secured Data Storage Services $\sigma$

question 38

Multiple Choice

Your company is evaluating two cloud-based, secured data storage services."Pie in the Sky," the newer service, claims its uploading and downloading speeds are faster than the older service, "Cloudy but Steady Skies." You need to make a decision based on published access times for both services at different times and for varying file sizes.Your alternative hypothesis is ______.

• A)\(\sigma\)₁² < \(\sigma\)₂²
• B)\(\mu\)₁ − \(\mu\)₂ \(\le\)0
• C)p₁ − p₂ = 0
• D)\(\mu\)₁ − \(\mu\)₂ = 0
• E)s₁ − s₂ = 0

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