Answer to Question #337230 in Statistics and Probability for Snow

Question

3. A doctor wants to know if the average recovery time of a patient taking a particular medication is one month.

In words,

Ho: The average recovery time of a patient taking a particular medication is one month.

In symbols,

Ho: ____________

In words,

Ha: The average recovery time of a patient taking a particular medication is not one month.

In symbols,

Ha: μ ≠ 1 month

Answer 1

Ho: The average recovery time of a patient taking a particular medication is one month.

In symbols,

$H_0: \mu=1\ month$

In words,

Ha: The average recovery time of a patient taking a particular medication is not one month.

In symbols,

$H_a: \mu\not=1\ month$