An endocrinologist is interested in the effects of depression on the thyroid. It is believed that healthy subjects have a mean t
hyroxin (a hormone related to thyroid function) level of 7.0 micrograms/100 ml and a standard deviation of 1.6 micrograms/100 ml. The endocrinologist wants to assess whether the mean thyroxin level is different for those with depression. She samples 35 subjects with depression and obtains a sample mean of 7.82 micrograms/100 ml for thyroxin. What null and alternative hypotheses should she test
The null hypothesis will equal and take up the value of the population mean value ;
The population mean value, μ is 7.0
Null hypothesis ; H0: μ = 7.0
The alternative hypothesis will align with the claim ; which will take up and side with the value and direction of the sample mean ; 7.82 micrograms/100 ml
7.82 > 7.0 (sample mean is greater Than the population mean).
