A Hypothesis Test Is to Be Performed to Test the Equality

question 73

Multiple Choice

A hypothesis test is to be performed to test the equality of two population means. The sample sizes are large and the samples are independent. A 95% confidence interval for the difference between the population means is (1.4, 8.7) . If the hypothesis test is based on the same samples, which of the following do you know for sure:
A: The hypothesis $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$ would be rejected at the $5 \%$ level of significance.
B: The hypothesis $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$ would be rejected at the $10 \%$ level of significance.
$C$ : The hypothesis $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$ would be rejected at the $1 \%$ level of significance.

• A) A and C
• B) A only
• C) A, B, and C
• D) A and B

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