The Institute of Education Sciences Measures the High School Dropout

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The Institute of Education Sciences measures the high school dropout rate as the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential.In 2009,the high school dropout rate was 8.1%.A polling company recently took a survey of 1,000 people between the ages of 16 and 24 and found that 6.5% of them are high school dropouts.The polling company would like to determine whether the dropout rate has decreased.At a 5% significance level,the decision is to ____________.

• A) reject H_o;we can conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased
• B) reject H_o;we cannot conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased
• C) do not reject H_o;we can conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased
• D) do not reject H_o;we cannot conclude that the high school dropout rate has decreased

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