The Dean of a Major University Claims That the Mean $\mu \leq 4.1$

question 21

Multiple Choice

The dean of a major university claims that the mean time for students to earn a Masterʹs degree is at most 4.1 years. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that fails to reject the null
Hypothesis?

• A)There is not sufficient evidence to reject the claim \(\mu \leq 4.1\)
• B)There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim \(\mu \leq\) 4.4.1.
• C)There is sufficient evidence to support the claim \(\mu \leq\) ≤ 4.1.
• D)There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim \(\mu \leq\) 4.1.

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