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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