A 99% Confidence Interval for the Population Mean Yields the Following

question 26

Multiple Choice

A 99% confidence interval for the population mean yields the following results: [-3.79,5.86].At the 1% significance level,what decision should be made regarding a hypothesis test with hypotheses ?

• A)Reject H₀;we can conclude that the mean differs from zero.
• B)Reject H₀;we cannot conclude that the mean differs from zero.
• C)Do not reject H₀;we can conclude that the mean differs from zero.
• D)Do not reject H₀;we cannot conclude that the mean differs from zero.

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