RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS

DECISION MAKING WITH HYPOTHESIS TESTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a hypothesis test, the alternative hypothesis is always a statement of equality.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The given statement is false: The alternative hypothesis represents the status quo and involves stating the belief that the population parameter is a specific value and is always associated with the equal sign.

Detailed explanation-2: -The statement of Ho (null hypothesis) always contains an equality. Ho (null hypothesis) refers to a specified value of the population parameter. The statement of Ha (alternate hypothesis) never contains an equality. Ho (null hypothesis) refers to a specified value of a sample statistic.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is a Null Hypothesis? The null hypothesis in statistics states that there is no difference between groups or no relationship between variables. It is one of two mutually exclusive hypotheses about a population in a hypothesis test.

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