For a hypothesis test with an alternative hypothesis: µ 6,700, where is the rejection region for the hypothesis test located?
A) Both tails
B) Left or lower tail
C) Right or upper tail
D) Center

Question

For a hypothesis test with an alternative hypothesis: µ > 6,700, where is the rejection region for the hypothesis test located?
A) Both tails
B) Left or lower tail
C) Right or upper tail
D) Center

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rejection region for the alternative hypothesis µ > 6,700 is in the right or upper tail. This means that we are looking for sample evidence that suggests the population mean is significantly greater than the hypothesized value of 6,700. Therefore, the critical region for rejecting the null hypothesis will be in the upper tail of the sampling distribution.

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