In the population of healthy college students, the mean number of depressive symptoms if 5, with a standard divation of 1.2. A studen arrives at the mental health clinci with 7 symptoms of depression. state and follow the 5 steps of hypotheisis testing laid out. to determine wether or not the student has a significantly different number of symptoms of depression than do health college students in general.
Restate the question as a research hypothesis and a null hypothesis.

Step 1.
Research hypothesis: This child has a disorder.
Null hypothesis: This child is normal.

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In the population of healthy college students, the mean number of depressive symptoms if 5, with a standard divation of 1.2. A studen arrives at the mental health clinci with 7 symptoms  of depression. state and follow the 5 steps of hypotheisis testing laid out. to determine wether or not the student has a significantly different number of symptoms  of depression than do health college students in general. 
Restate the question as a research hypothesis and a null hypothesis.
 
Step 1.
Research hypothesis: This child has a disorder.
Null hypothesis: This child is normal.

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step 2. Determine the characteristics of the comparison distribution.

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Determine the cutoff sample score on the comparison distribution at which the null hypothesis should be rejected.
Conventional level of significance: p < .05

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. Determine your sample’s score on the comparison distribution

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