Suppose That You Perform a Hypothesis Test Regarding a Population

question 89

Essay

Suppose that you perform a hypothesis test regarding a population mean, and that the evidence does not warrant rejection of the null hypothesis. When formulating the conclusion to the test, why is the phrase "fail to reject the null hypothesis" more accurate than the phrase "accept the null hypothesis"?

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