Question

If the null hypothesis of an experiment is “The true mean weight of the geese is greater than 40 pounds” what is the alternate hypothesis?

Answer 1

The true average weight of geese is less than or equal to 40 pounds

Explanation:

The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis are two mutually exclusive statements or hypotheses that are made about a population. The purpose is to find out if, through a study of the data, sufficient evidence is obtained to reject one and accept another

The null hypothesis is denoted as
`H_0` and the alternative hypothesis as
`H_1`

As they are two mutually exclusive statements then if

`H_0`: "The true average weight of the geese is greater than 40 pounds"

the alternative hypothesis must be the opposite of the null hypothesis

`H_1`: "The true average weight of geese is less than or equal to 40 pounds"