Which is the null hypothesis?

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Mika studies if age correlates with the average number of hours of sleep, so she selected a random sample
size of 6 and surveyed the needed data. The gathered data are given below. Is there a significant relationship
between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps?
Age(x) 8 15 22 27
34
40
Sleep (y) 8
8 7
7 5
6.
Which is the null hypothesis?
O a. There is no significant difference between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps.
O b. There is no significant relationship between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps.
O c. There is a significant relationship between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps.
O d. There is a significant difference between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps.
Transcribed Image Text:Mika studies if age correlates with the average number of hours of sleep, so she selected a random sample size of 6 and surveyed the needed data. The gathered data are given below. Is there a significant relationship between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps? Age(x) 8 15 22 27 34 40 Sleep (y) 8 8 7 7 5 6. Which is the null hypothesis? O a. There is no significant difference between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps. O b. There is no significant relationship between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps. O c. There is a significant relationship between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps. O d. There is a significant difference between a person's age and the number of hours he or she sleeps.
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