Homework SourseQuestion 11a11b Researchers were interested in whether toddl
Question 11a-11b
Researchers were interested in whether toddlers with older siblings learn to read more quickly than those without older siblings. They recruited a sample of families and compared the number of words read correctly by the toddlers with older siblings to the number of words read correctly by toddlers without older siblings.
11-a) What is the likely null hypothesis for this experiment?
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11-b) What is the likely research hypothesis for this experiment?
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| Question 11a-11b Researchers were interested in whether toddlers with older siblings learn to read more quickly than those without older siblings. They recruited a sample of families and compared the number of words read correctly by the toddlers with older siblings to the number of words read correctly by toddlers without older siblings. | |
| 11-a) What is the likely null hypothesis for this experiment? | |
| Answer | |
| 11-b) What is the likely research hypothesis for this experiment? | |
| Answer |
Solution
a)The null hypothesis is:
The mean difference of number of words read correctly by the toddlers with older siblings to the number of words read correctly by toddlers without older siblings is zero.
b)The research hypothesis is:
The mean difference of number of words read correctly by the toddlers with older siblings to the number of words read correctly by toddlers without older siblings is greater than zero.
