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 fails to reject the null hypothesis?
A)There is not sufficient evidence to reject the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5$
B)There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5$
C)There is sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5$
D)There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim ρ $Q \geq 0.5$

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Failing to reject the null hypothesis means there is not enough statistical evidence to refute the claim, which in this context is that the candidate is favored by at least half of the voters.

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