A Researcher Hypothesizes That Democrats and Independents Are Equally in Favor

Multiple Choice

A researcher hypothesizes that Democrats and Independents are equally in favor of gun control, and both are more in favor of gun control than Republicans. In conducting a one-way ANOVA with these three groups, how should the alternative hypothesis (H₁) be stated?

A) H₁: Democrats = Independents > Republicans
B) H₁: Republicans < Democrats = Independents
C) H₁: Democrats ≠ Independents ≠ Republicans
D) None of these