A Cereal Company Claims That the Mean Weight of the Cereal

question 49

Multiple Choice

A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14 oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.

• A)There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz.
• B)There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is less than 14 oz.
• C)There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz.
• D)There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is less than 14 oz.

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