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Joe hypothesizes that the students of an elite school will score higher than the general population. He records a sample mean equal to 568 and states the hypothesis as μ  = 568 vs μ > 568. What type of test should Joe do? Two-tailed testRight-tailed testLeft-tailed testJoe should not do any of the types of tests listed.

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Joe hypothesizes that the students of an elite school will score higher than the general population. He records a sample mean equal to 568 and states the hypothesis as μ  = 568 vs μ > 568. What type of test should Joe do? Two-tailed testRight-tailed testLeft-tailed testJoe should not do any of the types of tests listed.

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Joe should do a Right-tailed test. This is because he is testing if the scores of the students of an elite school are greater than (to the right of) the general population mean.

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