You Would Like to Determine If There Is a Higher

question 10

Multiple Choice

You would like to determine if there is a higher incidence of smoking among women than among men in a neighborhood. Let women and men be represented by populations 1 and 2, respectively. Which of the following hypotheses is relevant to this claim?

• A) H₀: µ₁ - µ₂ ≤ 0, H_A: µ₁ - µ₂ > 0
• B) H₀: µ₁ - µ₂ ≥ 0, H_A: µ₁ - µ₂ < 0
• C) H₀: p₁ - p₂ ≤ 0, H_A: p₁ - p₂ > 0
• D) H₀: p₁ - p₂ ≥ 0, H_A: p₁ - p₂ < 0

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