24. Quiz: Calculating another p-value

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 and Quiz 3

Use the following to answer the three quiz questions below. Imagine we have the following null and alternative hypotheses:

H_0: \mu \leq 5

H_1: \mu > 5

And you collect data that provides you with a sample mean of 10.

Based on the above, select the statement that is true.
SOLUTION: We expect the population mean to be greater than 5.

Which of the following would be true regarding the p-value in this case.
SOLUTION: We expect the p-value to be less than 50%.

Based on your sample mean of 10, which hypothesis seems more likely to be true?
SOLUTION: The alternative.

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