"The Null Hypothesis (denoted by H0) is a statement that the value of a population parameter (such as proportion, mean, or standard deviation) is _equal to_ some claimed value.
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"The Alternative Hypothesis (denoted by H1 or Ha or HA) is the statement that the parameter has a value that somehow differs from the null hypothesis. For the methods of this chapter, the symbolic form of the alternative hypothesis must use one of these symbols: < or > or ≠.
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"The Alternative Hypothesis (denoted by H1 or Ha or HA) is the statement that the parameter has a value that somehow differs from the null hypothesis. For the methods of this chapter, the symbolic form of the alternative hypothesis must use one of these symbols: < or > or ≠.