Under which of the following conditions must the null hypothesis be rejected? A) p value α C) p value = α D) p value cannot be determined E) p value is unrelated to hypothesis testing

Question

Under which of the following conditions must the null hypothesis be rejected?
A) p value < α
B) p value > α
C) p value = α
D) p value cannot be determined
E) p value is unrelated to hypothesis testing

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The null hypothesis can only be rejected if the p-value is less than the significance level (α), indicating that the observed result is too extreme to be explained by chance alone. If the p-value is greater than α, then there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis.

Under Which of the Following Conditions Must the Null Hypothesis