I the Fifth and Final Step in Testing a Hypothesis

question 98

Multiple Choice

i. The fifth and final step in testing a hypothesis is taking a sample and, based on the decision rule, deciding if the null hypothesis should be rejected.
Ii) When the null hypothesis is not rejected, the conclusion is that our sample data does not allow us to reject the null hypothesis.
Iii) The level of significance is selected after setting up a decision rule and sampling the population.

• A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and, (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (i) and, (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• E) All statements are false

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