A formal hypothesis test is to be conducted using the claim that the mean body temperature is equal to $98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ What is the null hypothesis and how is it denoted?
A) $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
B) $H _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
C) $H _ { 0 } : p = 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
D) $H _ { 0 } : p

Question

A formal hypothesis test is to be conducted using the claim that the mean body temperature is equal to $98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ What is the null hypothesis and how is it denoted?
A) $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
B) $H _ { 0 } : \mu \neq 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
C) $H _ { 0 } : p = 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$
D) $H _ { 0 } : p < 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis is a statement of no effect or no difference and is often stated as an equality. In this case, the claim that the mean body temperature is equal to $98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ is directly stated as the null hypothesis, denoted by $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 98.6 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$, where $\mu$ represents the population mean.

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