Chapter 5: Q1-7BSC (page 195)
Identifying \({H_0}\) and \({H_1}\) . In Exercises 5鈥8, do the following:
a. Express the original claim in symbolic form.
b. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses.
Pulse Rates Claim: The mean pulse rate (in beats per minute, or bpm) of adult males is equal to 69 bpm. For the random sample of 153 adult males in Data Set 1 鈥淏ody Data鈥 in Appendix B, the mean pulse rate is 69.6 bpm and the standard deviation is 11.3 bpm.
Short Answer
a.The original claim in symbolic form is written in the following manner:
\(\mu = 69\;{\rm{bpm}}\)
b. The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis are as follows:
\({H_0}:\mu = 69\)
\({H_1}:\mu \ne 69\)
