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

question 64

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 the following hypothesis test with H_o:μ = 0,H_A:μ ≠ 0?

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

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