Suppose there is not enough evidence to conclude that the relationship in the population is real.Which of the following is not an equivalent way of saying this?
A)The relationship is not statistically significant.
B)We cannot reject the null hypothesis.
C)We accept the null hypothesis.
D)All of the above.

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"Accepting the null hypothesis" means that there is no evidence of a relationship in the population. However, it does not necessarily imply that the relationship is not statistically significant or that we cannot reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, option C is not an equivalent way of saying there is not enough evidence for the relationship in the population. Options A and B both indicate that we do not have sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis, hence they are equivalent ways of saying that the relationship is not real in the population.

Suppose There Is Not Enough Evidence to Conclude That the Relationship