Statistics: Quiz: Stating Hypotheses

1. The null and alternative hypotheses are written about

a. a population parameter.

b. sample data.

c. a sample statistic.

2. Which hypothesis should be written as an inequality?

a. the alternative hypothesis

b. the null hypothesis

c. either the alternative or the null hypothesis

3. Which of these is a correct null hypothesis?

a.

b. H₀: μ = 12

c. H₀: μ > 12

4. Which of these is NOT a correct null hypothesis?

a. H₀: μ₁ = μ₂

b. H₀: μ₁ – μ₂ = 0

c. H₀: μ₁ < μ₂

5. Which of these is NOT a correct alternative hypothesis to correspond with H₀: μ = 8?

a. H_a: μ ≠ 8

b. H_a: μ ≤ 8

c. H_a: μ > 8

Quiz: Stating Hypotheses