document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444133>Question 444133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are the following statements a valid pair of null and alternative hypothesis?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho: U> 5  and Ha: u<17?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the following a valid null statement?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho : 13=11?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.) Assume that a 95% confidence interval for the mean is (13.0, 15.0). What is the result of a hypothesis test of Ho u =1.0 at a (alpha) = 0.05? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ho: U> 5 and Ha: u<17?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No; Equality must ALWAYS be stated in Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the following a valid null statement?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho : 13=11?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No; it is a contradiction : it does not make a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "statement about a population parameter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.) Assume that a 95% confidence interval for the mean is (13.0, 15.0). What is the result of a hypothesis test of Ho u = 1.0 at a (alpha) = 0.05?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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