If We Are Interested in Testing Whether the Mean of Population

question 77

Multiple Choice

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

• A)null hypothesis should state  ₁   ₂  0
• B)null hypothesis should state  ₁   ₂  0
• C)alternative hypothesis should state  ₁   ₂  0
• D)alternative hypothesis should state  ₁   ₂  0

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