A hypothesis test involves a comparison of which two elements?
A)Research results from a sample and a hypothesis about a population
B)Research results from a population and a hypothesis about a sample
C)Research results from a population and a hypothesis about the population
D)Research results from a sample and a hypothesis about the sample

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In a hypothesis test, researchers compare the research results obtained from a sample (subset of a population) to a hypothesis about the population. This involves testing whether the sample data provide significant evidence to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, the two elements being compared are the research results obtained from the sample (i.e., sample statistics) and the hypothesis about the population (i.e., population parameters).

A Hypothesis Test Involves a Comparison of Which Two Elements