Suppose we wanted to test the hypothesis that the mean familiarity rating exceeds 4.0,the neutral value on a seven-point scale.The hypotheses may be formulated as ________. A)H₀:μ₁ = μ₂ H₁:μ₁ ≠ μ₂ B)H₀:σ₁² = σ₂² H₁:σ₁² ≠ σ₂² C)H₀:μ ≤ 4.0 H₁:μ 4.0 D)H₀: π₁ = π₂ H₁: π₁ ≠ π₂

Question

Suppose we wanted to test the hypothesis that the mean familiarity rating exceeds 4.0,the neutral value on a seven-point scale.The hypotheses may be formulated as ________. A)H₀:μ₁ = μ₂ H₁:μ₁ ≠ μ₂ B)H₀:σ₁² = σ₂² H₁:σ₁² ≠ σ₂² C)H₀:μ ≤ 4.0 H₁:μ > 4.0 D)H₀: π₁ = π₂ H₁: π₁ ≠ π₂

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The hypothesis should be formulated in terms of the population mean (μ) and whether it is greater than, less than, or equal to the neutral value of 4.0 on the familiarity rating scale. Therefore, option C is the correct choice as it states the null hypothesis as μ ≤ 4.0 and the alternative hypothesis as μ > 4.0.

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