Question

A study of the effects of color on easing anxiety compared anxiety test scores of participants who completed the test printed on either soft yellow paper or on harsh green paper. The scores for five participants who completed the test printed on the yellow paper were 17, 19, 28, 21, and 1 8. The scores for four participants who completed the test on the green paper were 20, 26, 17, and 24. Using the .05 level, test the researcher's prediction that participants should have lower anxiety scores when taking the test on the yellow paper than when taking the test on the green paper. What is the research hypothesis

Answer 1

H0 : μYellow = μGreen

H1 : μYellow < μGreen

Explanation:

Let :

Yellow paper = μYellow

Green paper = μGreen

To test the hypothesis :

The null hypothesis is will state that there is no difference in mean of anxiety scores obtained for test taken of yellow and green papers

H0 : μYellow = μGreen.

The alternative hypothesis is the opposite of the null and it is to the left, where we want to test if the anxiety score is lower when take on a yellow paper

H1 : μYellow < μGreen