document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374115>Question 374115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following statements is FALSE?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " A. The alternative hypothesis never contains an equality. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " B. The null hypothesis always contains an equality. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " C. The hypotheses are statements about a population parameter. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " D. The hypotheses are statements about the sample statistic. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first three choices are always true (since A implies B). So this leaves choice D as the false statement (since C and D are opposites really). In fact, the hypotheses are statements about parameters (as choice C says) and NOT statistics. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: if the hypotheses were statements about the sample statistic, then why would we need to test at all? We can easily find the sample statistic, so no test is needed. </SPAN>\n" );
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