Assume That A $95 \%$ Confidence Interval for the Mean Is $15.0 < \mu < 17.0$

question 98

Multiple Choice

Assume that a $95 \%$ confidence interval for the mean is $15.0 < \mu < 17.0$ . The null hypothesis $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 14.0$ at $\alpha = 0.05$ would

• A) not be rejected because 14.0 is less than 17.0.
• B) be rejected because 14.0 is not equal equal to 16.0.
• C) not be rejected because 17.0 is more than 15.0.
• D) be rejected because 14.0 is less than 15.0.

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