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To study the effect of soothing music on a person's blood pressure, a random sample of 440 adults were randomly assigned into two groups each of size 220. Sample 1 (group 1) listened to soothing music for 5 minutes prior to having their blood pressure taken, while sample (group 2) sat in silence. The mean and standard deviation of the systolic blood pressure from sample 1 was 114.5 and 39.18 respectively. The mean and standard deviation of the systolic blood pressure from sample 2 was 122.8 and 39.18 respectively. Suppose we want to test, at the 1% level of significance whether soothing music significantly lowers systolic blood pressure. Let μ1 denote the mean systolic blood pressure for adults after listening to soothing music and let μ2 denote the the mean systolic blood pressure for adults after sitting in silence. State the null and alternative hypothesis for this test?Question 4Select one:a.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2>0𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=0 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2>0 b.H0:μ1−μ2=1 vs Ha:μ1−μ2<1𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=1 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2<1 c.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2≠0𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=0 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2≠0 d.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2<0

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To study the effect of soothing music on a person's blood pressure, a random sample of 440 adults were randomly assigned into two groups each of size 220. Sample 1 (group 1) listened to soothing music for 5 minutes prior to having their blood pressure taken, while sample (group 2) sat in silence. The mean and standard deviation of the systolic blood pressure from sample 1 was 114.5 and 39.18 respectively. The mean and standard deviation of the systolic blood pressure from sample 2 was 122.8 and 39.18 respectively. Suppose we want to test, at the 1% level of significance whether soothing music significantly lowers systolic blood pressure. Let μ1 denote the mean systolic blood pressure for adults after listening to soothing music and let μ2 denote the the mean systolic blood pressure for adults after sitting in silence. State the null and alternative hypothesis for this test?Question 4Select one:a.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2>0𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=0 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2>0 b.H0:μ1−μ2=1 vs Ha:μ1−μ2<1𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=1 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2<1 c.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2≠0𝐻0:𝜇1−𝜇2=0 vs 𝐻𝑎:𝜇1−𝜇2≠0 d.H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2<0

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d. H0:μ1−μ2=0 vs Ha:μ1−μ2<0

The null hypothesis (H0) is that there is no difference in the mean systolic blood pressure between the two groups (μ1 - μ2 = 0). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) is that the mean systolic blood pressure is lower in the group that listened to soothing music compared to the group that sat in silence (μ1 - μ2 < 0).

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