A candidate for governor of a certain state claims to be favored by at least half of the voters. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis?
A)There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$
B)There is not sufficient evidence to reject the claiclaim $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

C)There is sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

D)There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

Question

A candidate for governor of a certain state claims to be favored by at least half of the voters. If a hypothesis test is performed, how should you interpret a decision that rejects the null hypothesis?
A)There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$
B)There is not sufficient evidence to reject the claiclaim $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

C)There is sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

D)There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5 \text {. }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Rejecting the null hypothesis means the data provides sufficient evidence against the null hypothesis, which in this context is the claim that at least half of the voters favor the candidate.

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