If the Value of the Sample Mean Is Close

question 52

Multiple Choice

If the value of the sample mean is close enough to the hypothesized value m ₀ of the population mean m , then:

• A)the value of m ₀ is definitely correct.
• B)the value of m ₀ is definitely wrong.
• C)we reject the null hypothesis.
• D)we cannot reject the null hypothesis.

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