Test Hypotheses About a Population Mean with Known Using Confidence $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = \mu _ { 0 }$

question 38

Multiple Choice

Test Hypotheses about a Population Mean with Known Using Confidence Intervals
-When testing $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = \mu _ { 0 }$ , using confidence intervals, if $\mu$ is not contained in the confidence interval then we would

• A) reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\).
• B) fail to reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\).
• C) alter the level of confidence to allow \(\mu\) to be in the confidence interval.
• D) draw no conclusion and gather more sample data.

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