Your Company Is Evaluating Two Cloud-Based, Secured Data Storage Services $\sigma$

Multiple Choice

Your company is evaluating two cloud-based, secured data storage services."Pie in the Sky," the newer service, claims its uploading and downloading speeds are faster than the older service, "Cloudy but Steady Skies." You need to make a decision based on published access times for both services at different times and for varying file sizes.Your alternative hypothesis is ______.

A) $\sigma$ ₁² < $\sigma$ ₂²
B) $\mu$ ₁ − $\mu$ ₂ $\le$ 0
C) p₁ − p₂ = 0
D) $\mu$ ₁ − $\mu$ ₂ = 0
E) s₁ − s₂ = 0