Population Model

Let the population of interest be all Cal Poly students and assume for now we have a representative sample (you'll critique this assumption at the end of the analysis).

(c) Do we know the value of the population mean amount of sleep on a typical Sunday night for all Cal Poly students? What symbol can we use to represent its value?

 

Our research conjecture is that Cal Poly students average less than 8 hours of sleep a night.

(d) Translate the research conjecture into null and alternative hypothesis statements (using symbols and numbers only). (Hint: Make sure to use the appropriate symbol for the population mean.)

 

(e) Write a one-sentence definition of your parameter from Ho and Ha in the context of this study.

 

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