A Study Was Done to Determine If Students Learn Better

question 15

Multiple Choice

A study was done to determine if students learn better in an online basic statistics class versus a traditional face-to-face (f2f) course.A random sample of 12 students in an online course and 15 students in an f2f course was taken.The scores (out of 100) on the final exam of both groups are shown below. What is the alternative hypothesis being tested?

• A)H_online > H_f2f
• B)H_online < H_f2f
• C)H_online = H_f2f

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