Please circle your answer. Use data given to answer the question. FormatToolsAdd-onsHelpLast edit was seconds agoNormal textI UAArial111.III 23A curious professor is curious about the study habits of students. For one of her questions, shewants to know if the number of hours students spend studying during the week before finalexams can be predicted by their GPA's up until that point. More specifically (pertaining to thisquestion), will the means of study hours be the same for four groupings of GPA?She collects study time data on 40 random students divided into 4 GPA brackets (groups); thedata are attached below.Question 1: What is the null hypothesis of this research question?a. Number of hours spent studying cannot predict GPAb. GPA cannot predict number of hours spent studyingc. This question has no null hypothesisIIII

Null and alternative hypotheses: The hypothesis which is tentatively fixed up under and tested for the possible rejection of it under the assumption that, it is true has been called as the null hypothesis. Whereas the hypothesis which contradicts the null hypothesis is the alternative hypothesis.In this case, teacher wants to know whether the number of hours students spend studying during the week before final exams can be predicted by the GPA. The statement, which we want to nullify usually the null hypothesis. Null hypothesis: H0: GPA cannot predict number of hours spent studying. Alternative hypothesis: Ha: GPA can predict number of hours spent studying. The correct choice is b.