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A researcher conducted a study on college students to see if there was a link between gender and how often they have cheated on an exam. She asked two questions on a survey:
(1) What is your gender? Male ___ Female ___
(2) How many times have you cheated on an exam while in college?
Never __ 1 or 2 times ___ 3 or more times ___
A two-way table of observed counts follows:

-Considering the researcher's objectives, what is the appropriate null hypothesis to test?
A) p = 0.50 where p = probability of answering "Never" to question (2) on the survey.
B) There is a difference between males and females with regard to the distribution of responses.
C) There is no relationship between the two variables.
D) There is a relationship between the two variables.

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 A researcher conducted a study on college students to see if there was a link between gender and how often they have cheated on an exam. She asked two questions on a survey:
(1) What is your gender? Male ___ Female ___
(2) How many times have you cheated on an exam while in college?
Never __ 1 or 2 times ___ 3 or more times ___
A two-way table of observed counts follows:
 
-Considering the researcher's objectives, what is the appropriate null hypothesis to test?
A) p = 0.50 where p = probability of answering "Never" to question (2) on the survey. 
B) There is a difference between males and females with regard to the distribution of responses. 
C) There is no relationship between the two variables. 
D) There is a relationship between the two variables.

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The null hypothesis typically states that there is no effect or no relationship between variables. In this context, option C represents the null hypothesis by stating there is no relationship between the two variables.

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