Asked by Lacey Johnson on Jul 11, 2024

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To examine the association between temperature and frozen yogurt sales,you hypothesize that higher temperatures will be associated with increased frozen yogurt sales.You have a ______.

A) one-tailed hypothesis
B) two-tailed hypothesis
C) nondirectional hypothesis
D) invalid hypothesis

One-tailed Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis test where the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution.

Nondirectional Hypothesis

A type of hypothesis that specifies that a difference or relationship exists, but does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship.

Two-tailed Hypothesis

A hypothesis test that allows for the possibility of a relationship in both directions, not specifying the direction of the relationship.

  • Understand the concept and interpretation of hypotheses in statistical analysis.
  • Distinguish between one-tailed and two-tailed hypothesis testing.
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LOURDES MARIEJul 18, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
A one-tailed hypothesis is used when the researcher predicts the direction of the relationship between two variables, such as predicting that higher temperatures will increase frozen yogurt sales.