Determine the Null and Alternative Hypotheses for the Study That $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$

Multiple Choice

Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the study that produced the data in the table.
-A car insurance company performed a study to determine whether an association exists between age and the frequency of car accidents. They obtained the following sample data.

A) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are independent. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are not related.
B) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are somehow related. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are not independent.
C) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are independent. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } :$ Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are somehow related.
D) $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are somehow related. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : Number of accidents in the past three years and age group are independent.