Question: When doing a hypothesis test, we find a p-value of 0.02 with a significance level of a = 0.05. Which of the following is the correct statistical decision? A: Reject Ho and find that the ull hypothesis is false. B: Accept Ho and find that the null hypothesis is true. C: Reject Ho and find significant evidence against the null hypothesis. D: Do no reject Ho as there is insufficient evidence to suggest

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Question: When doing a hypothesis test, we find a p-value of 0.02
with a significance level of a = 0.05. Which of the following is the
correct statistical decision?
A: Reject Ho and find that the ull hypothesis is false.
B: Accept Ho and find that the null hypothesis is true.
C: Reject Ho and find significant evidence against the null
hypothesis.
D: Do no reject Ho as there is insufficient evidence to suggest
that the null hypothesis should be rejected.
Transcribed Image Text:Question: When doing a hypothesis test, we find a p-value of 0.02 with a significance level of a = 0.05. Which of the following is the correct statistical decision? A: Reject Ho and find that the ull hypothesis is false. B: Accept Ho and find that the null hypothesis is true. C: Reject Ho and find significant evidence against the null hypothesis. D: Do no reject Ho as there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the null hypothesis should be rejected.
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