The basic alternative hypothesis in ANOVA is:
a. H1: µ1 = µ2 = µ3 = µ4
b. H1: µ1 ? µ2 ? µ3 ? µ4
c. H1: µ1 > µ2 > µ3 > µ4
d. H1: not H0
D
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