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For the following scenarios, give the null and alternative hypotheses and state in words what µ represents in your hypotheses.Question 2: The National Center for Health Statistics reports that the systolic blood pressure for males 35 to 44 years of age has a mean of 128. In a study of business executives, a random sample of 100 executives has a mean systolic blood pressure of 134. Do the data suggest that the mean systolic blood pressure for business executives is higher than 128?

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For the following scenarios, give the null and alternative hypotheses and state in words what µ represents in your hypotheses.Question 2: The National Center for Health Statistics reports that the systolic blood pressure for males 35 to 44 years of age has a mean of 128. In a study of business executives, a random sample of 100 executives has a mean systolic blood pressure of 134. Do the data suggest that the mean systolic blood pressure for business executives is higher than 128?

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The null hypothesis (H0) and alternative hypothesis (H1) for this scenario would be:

H0: µ = 128 H1: µ > 128

In this case, µ represents the population mean systolic blood pressure for business executives. The null hypothesis is stating that the mean systolic blood pressure for business executives is equal to the reported national average for males of the same age group (128). The alternative hypothesis is stating that the mean systolic blood pressure for business executives is greater than the reported national average.

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