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In each of the following situations, select true if the hypothesis is correctly stated for testing the problem and false if the hypothesis is not correctly stated.

Ηο: μ = 25, Η₁: μ ≠ 25
o True
o False

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We can see here that the hypothesis is correctly stated for testing the problem; thus it is true.

The given hypothesis is correctly stated for testing the problem. The null hypothesis (H₀) states that the population mean (μ) is equal to 25, while the alternative hypothesis (H₁) states that the population mean is not equal to 25.

This hypothesis is stated correctly because it includes both a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. The null hypothesis assumes that there is no difference in the population mean, while the alternative hypothesis suggests that there is a difference.

The use of the "not equal to" symbol (≠) in the alternative hypothesis indicates that the researcher is testing for a two-tailed hypothesis, meaning they are interested in detecting any difference in either direction from the hypothesized mean of 25.

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