A sample of 10 men and 12 women are compared on their ranked life satisfaction.Which of these is the null hypothesis for this study?
A) Men and women do not tend to differ in ranked life satisfaction.
B) Men and women tend to differ in ranked life satisfaction.
C) There is a relationship between gender and ranked life satisfaction.
D) The distributions of ranked life satisfaction for men and women are the same.

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The null hypothesis typically states that there is no effect or no difference. In this context, stating that men and women do not tend to differ in ranked life satisfaction aligns with the concept of a null hypothesis, which assumes no difference between groups until proven otherwise.

A Sample of 10 Men and 12 Women Are Compared