Which of the following beliefs is the BEST example of a null hypothesis (H₀)? A) "Men are smarter than women." B) "There is life on Mars." C) "Taking steroids does not help baseball players hit more home runs." D) "McDonald's hamburgers taste better than Burger King hamburgers."

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Option C is the best example of a null hypothesis because it proposes that there is no relationship between taking steroids and hitting more home runs. A null hypothesis is a statement that there is no significant difference between two variables or that there is no relationship between them. The other options are not best examples of null hypotheses. Option A is a biased statement that suggests one gender is superior to the other, Option B is a speculative statement with no clear measure of verification or falsification, and Option D is a subjective statement without any objective measure of preference.

Which of the Following Beliefs Is the BEST Example of a Null