In hypothesis testing,such as testing the difference between two population proportions,which of the following statements is correct when the significance level is 0.05? A)only statistics that occur with a probability of less than .95 when H₀ is true are sufficient evidence to reject H₀. B)only statistics that occur with a probability of less than .05 when H₀ is true are sufficient evidence to rejectH₀. C)only statistics that occur with a probability of .95 or more when H₀ is true are sufficient evidence to rejectH₀. D)only statistics that occur with a probability of .05 or more when H₀ is true are sufficient evidence to rejectH₀.

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The significance level (alpha) is the maximum probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true. In this case, the significance level is 0.05 which means that we can only reject the null hypothesis if the probability of obtaining the test statistic is less than 0.05 assuming the null hypothesis is true. Therefore, option B is the correct statement. Options A, C, and D have incorrect statements about the probability values required for rejecting the null hypothesis.

In Hypothesis Testing,such as Testing the Difference Between Two Population