A Researcher Hypothesizes People Who Smoke Cigars Are More Likely

Multiple Choice

A researcher hypothesizes people who smoke cigars are more likely to oppose laws banning smoking in public places than people who smoke cigarettes, who in turn are more opposed to these laws than people who do not smoke at all. In conducting a one-way ANOVA with these three groups, how should the alternative hypothesis (H₁) be stated?

A) H₁: all μs are not equal
B) H₁: Cigars ≠ Cigarettes ≠ Nonsmoker
C) H₁: Cigars > Cigarettes > Nonsmoker
D) None of these