The Heights (In Cm) for a Random Sample of 60

question 24

Multiple Choice

The heights (in cm) for a random sample of 60 male employees of S&M Construction Company were measured. The sample mean is 166.5, the standard deviation is 12.57, the sample kurtosis is 0.12, and the sample skewness is −0.23. The null and alternative hypotheses for the Jarque-Bera test for normality are ________.

• A) H₀: S < 0. and K > 0, H_A: S > 0 and K < 0
• B) H₀: S < 0 and K = 0, H_A: S > 0 or K ≠ 0
• C) H₀: S = 0 and K = 0, H_A: S ≠ 0 or K ≠ 0
• D) H₀: S = 0 and K > 0, H_A: S ≠ 0 and K < 0

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