A researcher believes that increasing attention given to children will improve mean academic performance.Therefore,the alternative hypothesis should be:
A) mean academic performance will increase.
B) mean academic performance will decrease.
C) mean academic performance will not change.
D) mean attention will increase.

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The alternative hypothesis should state the expected direction of the effect being tested. In this case, the researcher believes that increasing attention will lead to improved academic performance, so the alternative hypothesis should state that mean academic performance will increase.

A Researcher Believes That Increasing Attention Given to Children Will