Exhibit 19-1.A researcher wished to determine if there was a difference in the college aptitude examination scores of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate students.The researcher selected p = .05 as the level for rejecting the null hypothesis.The researcher obtained a mean score of 52 for nontraditional students and a mean score of 40 for the traditional students.Statistical analysis indicated that the difference in means was significant at the .05 level.
-Refer to Exhibit 19-1.The null hypothesis for this study would be
A) retained.
B) rejected.
C) ignored.
D) verified.

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The null hypothesis for this study would be that there is no difference in the college aptitude examination scores of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate students. Since the statistical analysis indicated a significant difference in means at the .05 level, the null hypothesis would be rejected.