Answer: Two-tailed test.
Population mean is the parameter which is tested.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : 

We know that , the alternative hypothesis (
) indicates kind of the hypothesis test we need to perform whether left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed.
Here, the alternative hypothesis (
) is two-tailed, so the hypothesis test is a two-tailed test.
Also, the parameter present in the hypothesis is
which is a symbol to represent the population mean.
Thus , Population mean is the parameter which is tested.
The initial value is 3. The common ratio is -9/3 = -3. The general formula is
.. an = a1*r^(n-1)
So, for your values, ...
.. an = 3*(-3)^(n -1)
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