Hypothesis testing always assumes that ________.
A)the alternative hypothesis is true
B)the null hypothesis is true
C)the probability of the null hypothesis being true is less than 50%
D)the probability of the alternative hypothesis being true is less than 50%

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Hypothesis testing assumes that the null hypothesis is true, and the goal of the test is to either reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis based on the evidence presented. The alternative hypothesis is the hypothesis that is being tested against the null hypothesis and is only accepted if the null hypothesis is rejected. The probabilities associated with the null and alternative hypotheses depend on the specific test being performed and are not generally assumed to be less than 50%.

Hypothesis Testing Always Assumes That ________