A researcher was interested in seeing if males or females in large lecture classes fell asleep more during in-class videos. The null hypothesis of this study is
A) males will fall asleep more than females.
B) females will fall asleep more than males.
C) males and females fall asleep at the same rate.
D) More information is needed.

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The null hypothesis always assumes that there is no significant difference between the groups being compared, in this case, between males and females. Therefore, the correct answer is C, which states that males and females fall asleep at the same rate.

A Researcher Was Interested in Seeing If Males or Females