Question

Which of the following statements exemplifies a null hypothesis?

(A) there is no relationship between gender and jury verdicts
(B) men are more likely than women to vote to acquit on juries
(C) women are more likely than men to vote acquit on juries
(D) men are more likely to create hang juries than are women
(E) all these choices illustrate the null hypothesis

Answer 1

(A) there is no relationship between gender and jury verdicts

Explanation:

The null hypothesis is the one in which we assume that there are no relationship between measures.

In this exercise, the only option that assume no relationship between measures(gender and jury verdicts) is

(A) there is no relationship between gender and jury verdicts