alleryStart learning →Analysing the sample data allows you to reject or:
ADelete the null entirely
BRewrite the alternative
CDecline to reject the null
DConfirm the null is true
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Decline to reject the null
1. The two available verdicts are deliberately asymmetric.
2. Analyze sample data by performing the calculations that ultimately will allow you to reject or decline to reject the null hypothesis.
3. Declining to reject is a statement about the evidence, not about the truth of the null.
4. That is why results are never reported as accepting the null.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Hypothesis Testing with One Sample', sections 9.1-9.6_
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