Question

THE CLAIM OF ANY HYPOTHESIS TEST IS ALWAYS Ha. THIS IS A TRUE-FALSE QUESTION.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE.

Answer 1

The answer is B. False.

Claim is something that we infer about the population parameters like proportion or mean. The population parameters can either increase or decrease or be the same or change. Depending on the words used in the question, the claim can be a previously accepted idea or a new idea. Hence, the claim can be either a null hypothesis (previously accepted idea) or an alternate hypothesis (a new idea).

For example

A report suggests that proportion of men and women watching sports is equal.

We have to test this hypothesis with some given data.

Now, the null and the alternate hypothesis would be.

(This is the claim)

As we can see , the claim here is a null hypothesis.

Hence, the claim is not always an alternate Hypothesis.

Option B is correct.