Question

Which of the following statements about the null and the alternative hypotheses is false?

1-You want to prove the alternative hypothesis.

2-The null and the alternative hypotheses should be exhaustive.

3-You want to prove the null hypothesis.

4-Hypotheses can be directional or non-directional.

Answer 1

Which of the following statements about the null and the alternative hypotheses is false?

- Correct Answer is

Option 3-You want to prove the null hypothesis.

The reasoning behind it is given below:

While doing any hypothesis testing we form two exhaustive conditions called The null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis

The null hypothesis assumes that whatever you are trying to prove did not happen

The alternative hypothesis is usually the hypothesis you are trying to prove