A student has been accused of cheating on an examination by copying another stud

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A student has been accused of cheating on an examination by copying another students paper, and you have been asked to serve on the panel that must decide the students fate. If the student is found guilty, she will fail the course and will have to write an essay on honesty for the school paper. a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this situation? A. H_0: The student cheated 011 the examination. H_a: The student did not cheat on the examination. B. H_0: The student is found guilty of cheating. H_a: The student is not found guilty of cheating. C. H_0: The student did not cheat on the examination. H_a: The student cheated on the examination. D. H_0: The student is not found guilty of cheating. H_a: The student is found guilty of cheating.

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Option C

Explanation:

We are required to test whether the student cheated on the exam. Null hypothesis always claims the status quo and hence

H0: The student dod not cheat on the examination.

Obviously alternative hypothesis is

Ha: The student cheated on the examination

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