The Records of the State Division of Motor Vehicles Reveals

question 6

Multiple Choice

The records of the state Division of Motor Vehicles reveals that 23% of all drivers have been ticketed at least once in the last five years. Twenty five percent of a random sample of older drivers in the state have gotten at least one ticket in the same time period. This difference has been tested and the researcher has failed to reject the null hypothesis. What can be concluded?

• A) Older drivers are better drivers
• B) Older drivers are worse drivers
• C) There is no significant difference between older drivers and drivers in general in terms of number of tickets.
• D) Older drivers are significantly different from drivers in general.

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