Question

Please tell me what is hypothesis for this question?

In this assignment, you will be using inferential statistics to determine if a claim about college tuition cost is accurate.

According to the College Board’s website, the average tuition cost per year for a public four-year college (in-state cost) is $10,230.

Assume that you disagree with the claim. Do you think the average tuition cost is higher? Or lower? Using your answer in part A, write a set of hypotheses (null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis) to represent that claim and its complement. Replace the ?s below with the appropriate inequality signs (<,≤,>,≥). Highlight the hypothesis that represents your claim.

H_0:μ ?$10,230

H_a: μ ?$10,230

Answer 1

Do you think the average tuition cost is higher? Or lower?

Answer: I think the average tuition cost is higher than the mentioned $10,230.

The Null hypothesis in this case is that the tution cost is less than or equal to the amount mentioned in the College Board’s website ( i.e. $10230).

The alternate hypothesis is that the tuition cost is higher than the mentioned $10,230.

(The claim is highlighed using red.)

NOTE:

If you think the average tuition cost is lower than the mentioned $10,230.

The null and alternate hypothesis will be as below:

Null and alternate hypothesis depends on the claim you wish to make.