State Conclusions to Hypothesis Tests
-A Candidate for State Representative $\mathrm { p } \geq 0.5$

question 1

Multiple Choice

State Conclusions to Hypothesis Tests
-A candidate for state representative of a certain state claims to be favored by at least half of the voters. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis?

• A) There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim \(\mathrm { p } \geq 0.5\).
• B) There is not sufficient evidence to reject the claim \(p \geq 0.5\).
• C) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim \(\mathrm { p } \geq 0.5\).
• D) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim \(p \geq 0.5\).

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