Solved on Jan 05, 2024

Redefine a claim's complement and identify H0H_0 and HaH_a. The claim is μ508\mu \geq 508. The complement is μ<508\mu < 508. H0:μ508H_0: \mu \geq 508, Ha:μ<508H_a: \mu < 508.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We are given a claim about a population mean μ\mu.
2. The claim is that μ508\mu \geq 508.
3. We need to write the complement of this claim.
4. We need to identify which statement is the null hypothesis H0\mathrm{H}_{0} and which is the alternative hypothesis Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}.

STEP 2

The null hypothesis H0\mathrm{H}_{0} is a statement of no effect or no difference, and it is the hypothesis that is initially assumed to be true. The alternative hypothesis Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} is what we are trying to find evidence for in our hypothesis test.

STEP 3

The complement of a claim is the statement that represents the opposite of the original claim. If the original claim is μ508\mu \geq 508, the complement will be μ<508\mu < 508.

STEP 4

Write the complement of the claim.
μ<508\mu < 508

STEP 5

Now, we need to decide which is H0\mathrm{H}_{0} and which is Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}. The null hypothesis is typically a statement of equality or no effect, which in this case is represented by the equality part of the original claim μ508\mu \geq 508.

STEP 6

Identify the null hypothesis H0\mathrm{H}_{0}.
H0:μ=508\mathrm{H}_{0}: \mu = 508

STEP 7

The alternative hypothesis Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} is the complement of the null hypothesis and represents the inequality part of the original claim.

STEP 8

Identify the alternative hypothesis Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}.
Ha:μ<508\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}: \mu < 508

STEP 9

Determine which option correctly lists H0\mathrm{H}_{0} and Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}.
Option E states H0:μ508\mathrm{H}_{0}: \mu \leq 508, which is not the correct form for the null hypothesis since it includes an inequality. The null hypothesis should be a statement of equality.
Option B states H0:μ=508\mathrm{H}_{0}: \mu = 508, which is the correct form for the null hypothesis.
Option C states Ha:μ508\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}: \mu \neq 508, which is not the correct alternative hypothesis for our claim since it suggests a two-sided alternative, whereas our claim leads to a one-sided alternative.
The correct option that lists both H0\mathrm{H}_{0} and Ha\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} is:
B. H0:μ=508\mathrm{H}_{0}: \mu = 508 C. Ha:μ<508\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}: \mu < 508

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