SOLUTION: State the null hypothesis Ho and the alternative hypothesis Ha that would be used for a hypothesis test of the following: The mean age of the students enrolled in evening classes

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Question 529615: State the null hypothesis Ho and the alternative hypothesis Ha that would be used for a hypothesis test of the following:
The mean age of the students enrolled in evening classes at a certain college is greater than 26 years.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
State the null hypothesis Ho and the alternative hypothesis Ha that would be used for a hypothesis test of the following:
The mean age of the students enrolled in evening classes at a certain college is greater than 26 years.
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Rule: Ho must ALWAYS include equality.
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Ho: u <= 26
Ha: u > 26 (claim)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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