Consumer Reports stated that the mean time for a Chrysler Concorde to  go from 0 to 60 miles per hour is 8.7 seconds. If you want to set up a statistical challenge to claim the average time from 0 to 60 miles per hour is less than 8.7 seconds, what would be the alternate hypothesis and type of test? a)H1: μ< 8.7, right-tailed test b)H1: μ>8.7, two-tailed test c) H1: μ<8.7,left-tailed test

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Consumer Reports stated that the mean time for a Chrysler Concorde to  go from 0 to 60 miles per hour is 8.7 seconds. If you want to set up a statistical challenge to claim the average time from 0 to 60 miles per hour is less than 8.7 seconds, what would be the alternate hypothesis and type of test?

a)H1: μ< 8.7, right-tailed test

b)H1: μ>8.7, two-tailed test

c) H1: μ<8.7,left-tailed test

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