Question

In the search to determine if car 1 is slower to accelerate than car 2, the mean time it takes to accelerate to 30 miles per hour is recorded (Note: a car is slower to accelerate if it takes more time to accelerate). Twenty trials of the acceleration time for each car are recorded, and both populations have normal distributions with known standard deviations. What are the hypotheses used in this test

Answer 1

Explanation:

The happiest used in a test in statistics are the null and the alternative hypothesis. The null hypothesis is usually the default statement while the alternative hypothesis is thevopposite of the null hypothesis.

In this case study, the null hypothesis is u1 = u2: the average mean time it takes to accelerate to 30 miles per hour for car 1 is the same as that for car 2.

The alternative hypothesis is u1 > u2: the mean time it takes to accelerate to 30 miles per hour is greater than that for car 2 thus car 1 is slower to accelerate as it takes more time.