You Have Created a 95% Confidence Interval for μ with the Result

question 64

Multiple Choice

You have created a 95% confidence interval for μ with the result 10 ≤ μ ≤ 15. What decision will you make if we test H₀: μ =16 versus H₁: μ ≠ 16 at α = 0.01?

• A) Reject Ho in favor of H₁.
• B) Do not reject Ho in favor of H₁.
• C) Fail to reject Ho in favor of H₁.
• D) You cannot tell what our decision will be from the information given.

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