{"id":2253,"date":"2021-10-08T16:36:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&p=2253"},"modified":"2022-03-18T02:51:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T02:51:49","slug":"introduction-to-null-and-alternative-hypotheses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-null-and-alternative-hypotheses\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Null and Alternative Hypotheses","rendered":"Introduction to Null and Alternative Hypotheses"},"content":{"raw":"

What you\u2019ll learn to do: Determine the null and alternative hypotheses given a claim about a mean and a proportion<\/h2>\r\n\"AManatees move slowly and are often injured by boats. If the proportion of manatees who are injured is more than 50%, then laws might be enacted to reduce the risk of injury by boats. Hypothesis testing is used to analyze data to see if it supports a specific claim. In this case, our claim would be that p > 0.50, where p is the true proportion of injured manatees. In this section, you will learn how to write null and alternative hypotheses based on various claims.","rendered":"

What you\u2019ll learn to do: Determine the null and alternative hypotheses given a claim about a mean and a proportion<\/h2>\n

\"AManatees move slowly and are often injured by boats. If the proportion of manatees who are injured is more than 50%, then laws might be enacted to reduce the risk of injury by boats. Hypothesis testing is used to analyze data to see if it supports a specific claim. In this case, our claim would be that p > 0.50, where p is the true proportion of injured manatees. In this section, you will learn how to write null and alternative hypotheses based on various claims.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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