You believe that there is a relationship between heart failu

You believe that there is a relationship between heart failure re-admissions to the hospital and patients being educated on heart failure symptoms. What would your null (H0) and alternative (H1) hypotheses be? (Select the correct answer from the choices below and explain WHY.)

A. H0: Heart failure readmissions and patient education are independent. H1: Heart failure readmissions are dependent on patient education.

B. H0: Heart failure readmissions are dependent on patient education. H1: Heart failure readmissions and patient education are independent.

Solution

a)H0: Heart failure readmissions and patient education are independent. H1: Heart failure readmissions are dependent on patient education.

Null hypothesis is often the exact opposite of what we are looking for or exact opposite of the objective of the research...It expresses the absence of a relationship..

and alternative is the the objective of the research i.e to find if there is any relationship!