What's the null hypothesis?

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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A random sample of students from UC Santa Cruz is selected for a treatment. The researcher
wants to test whether that treatment has an increasing effect on the mean.
What's the null hypothesis?
The treatment has an increasing effect on the mean.
The treatment has no effect on the mean.
The treatment has an effect on the mean.
O The treatment has a decreasing effect on the mean.
Transcribed Image Text:Use the statement below to answer this question. A random sample of students from UC Santa Cruz is selected for a treatment. The researcher wants to test whether that treatment has an increasing effect on the mean. What's the null hypothesis? The treatment has an increasing effect on the mean. The treatment has no effect on the mean. The treatment has an effect on the mean. O The treatment has a decreasing effect on the mean.
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