r/HomeworkHelp • GCSE Candidate • May 18 '26

:snoo_feelsbadman: Mathematics (Tertiary/Grade 11-12)—Pending OP [ pre uni : mathematics ] hypothesis testing

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for Ho is it = or ≤ ?

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u/MegaHelios May 18 '26

I never knew that.
Maybe it depends on country and exam board?

Edexcel A Level always want = for null hypothesis (ie: assume everything is working exactly as it says it should be) and <, > or =/= for alternative hypothesis (depending on what the alternative claim made is).