Suppose we wanted to test the hypothesis that the mean familiarity rating exceeds 4.0,the neutral value on a seven-point scale.The hypotheses may be formulated as ________. A) H0:μ1 = μ2 H1:μ1 ≠ μ2 B) H0:μ ≤ 4.0 H1:μ 4.0 C) H0: π1 = π2 H1: π1 ≠ π2 D) H0:σ1² = σ2² H1:σ1² ≠ σ2²

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Suppose we wanted to test the hypothesis that the mean familiarity rating exceeds 4.0,the neutral value on a seven-point scale.The hypotheses may be formulated as ________. A) H0:μ1 = μ2 H1:μ1 ≠ μ2 B) H0:μ ≤ 4.0 H1:μ > 4.0 C) H0: π1 = π2 H1: π1 ≠ π2 D) H0:σ1² = σ2² H1:σ1² ≠ σ2²

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The hypothesis should be formulated in terms of the population mean, as we want to test if it exceeds a certain value. The null hypothesis (H0) would be that the population mean (μ) is less than or equal to 4.0, and the alternative hypothesis (H1) would be that the population mean is greater than 4.0. Therefore, choice B is the best option as it formulates the hypotheses in this way.

Suppose We Wanted to Test the Hypothesis That the Mean