If the Value of the Sample Mean $\bar { x }$

question 83

Multiple Choice

If the value of the sample mean $\bar { x }$ is close enough to the hypothesized value $\mu$ ₀ of the population mean $\mu$ ,then:

• A) the value of\(\mu\)₀ is definitely correct.
• B) the value of \(\mu\)₀ is definitely wrong.
• C) we reject the null hypothesis.
• D) we cannot reject the null hypothesis.

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