SOLUTION: Which hypothesis (H0 or Ha) is the "hoped for" or "suspected" hypothesis. Why?

Question 429958: Which hypothesis (H0 or Ha) is the "hoped for" or "suspected" hypothesis. Why?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which hypothesis (H0 or Ha) is the "hoped for" or "suspected" hypothesis. Why?
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That is not an answerable question.
Either statement can be the "claim" for the problem.
The only condition you MUST meet is that
equality MUST be part of Ho.
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Maybe you hope for equality or maybe you don't,
but equality MUST be part of Ho; it must NOT
appear in Ha.
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Possible Ho's are:
u = #
u <= #
u >= #
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"Hoped for" has nothing to do with determining
Ho and Ha.
If your text says something else, it is wrong.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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