The Following Are the Hypotheses for a Test of the Claim

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following are the hypotheses for a test of the claim that college graduation statue and cola preference are independent.
H₀: College graduation status and cola preference are independent.
H₁: College graduation status and cola preference are dependent.
If the test statistic: $\chi ^ { 2 } = 0.579$ and the critical value is $\chi ^ { 2 } = 5.991$ what is your conclusion about the null hypothesis and about the claim?

• A) Reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that college graduation status and cola preference are independent.
• B) Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that college graduation status and cola preference are independent.
• C) Reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that college graduation status and cola preference are independent.
• D) Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that college graduation status and cola preference are independent.

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