Suppose We Wanted to Test the Hypothesis That the Mean

question 74

Multiple Choice

Suppose we wanted to test the hypothesis that the mean familiarity rating exceeds 4.0,the neutral value on a seven-point scale.The hypotheses may be formulated as ________.

• A) H0:μ1 = μ2
• H1:μ1 ≠ μ2
• B) H0:μ ≤ 4.0
• H1:μ > 4.0
• C) H0: π1 = π2
• H1: π1 ≠ π2
• D) H0:σ1² = σ2²
• H1:σ1² ≠ σ2²

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Individual Differences

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