If We Do Not Reject the Null Hypothesis, We Conclude

question 30

Multiple Choice

If we do not reject the null hypothesis, we conclude that:

• A) there is not enough statistical evidence to infer that the alternative hypothesis is true
• B) there is enough statistical evidence to infer that the alternative hypothesis is true
• C) there is enough statistical evidence to infer that the null hypothesis is true
• D) there is not enough statistical evidence to infer that the null hypothesis is true
• E) the test is statistically insignificant at whatever level of significance the test was conducted at

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