The null and alternative hypotheses divide all possibilities into
A)two sets that overlap.
B)two non-overlapping sets.
C)two sets that may or may not overlap.
D)as many sets as necessary to cover all possibilities.

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The null and alternative hypotheses in statistical testing are designed to be mutually exclusive and exhaustive, meaning they divide all possibilities into two non-overlapping sets: one where the null hypothesis is true and one where the alternative hypothesis is true.

The Null and Alternative Hypotheses Divide All Possibilities into