If a hypothesis test does not provide sufficient evidence to adequately support the alternative hypothesis, the most correct conclusion is:
A) to accept the null hypothesis.
B) to refute the alternative hypothesis.
C) to fail to reject the null hypothesis.
D) to fail to accept the null hypothesis.

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If the hypothesis test does not provide strong enough evidence to support the alternative hypothesis, we cannot claim that it is true. Therefore, we fail to reject the null hypothesis, as there is not enough evidence to suggest that it is false. It is important to note that failing to reject the null hypothesis does not necessarily mean that the null hypothesis is true, but rather that there is insufficient evidence to reject it.

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