Formulate the Indicated Conclusion in Nontechnical Terms

question 94

Multiple Choice

Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. Be sure to address the original claim.
-An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 3 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Assuming that a hypothesis test to support this
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 support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3 in ten thousand.
• B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten thousand.
• C) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten thousand.
• D) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3 in ten thousand.

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Definitions:

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1.

Null Hypothesis

The default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and it is tested against an alternative hypothesis.

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Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that proposes a relationship between variables, opposite to the null hypothesis, indicating a significant effect or difference.