Assume a significance level of alpha 005 and use the given

Assume a significance level of alpha = 0.05 and use the given information to complete parts (a) and (b) below. Original claim: The proportion of male golfers is more than 0.8. The hypothesis test results in a P-value of 0.187.

State a conclusion about the null hypothesis. (Reject Upper H 0 or fail to reject Upper H 0.)Choose the correct answer below.

A. Fail to reject Upper H 0 because the P-value is less than alpha.

B. Fail to reject Upper H 0 because the P-value is greater than alpha.

C. Reject Upper H 0 because the P-value is greater than alpha.

D. Reject Upper H 0 because the P-value is less than alpha.

Solution

As P > 0.05, we FAIL TO REJECT HO. [We only reject Ho is P < alpha.]

Thus, it is OPTION B: Fail to reject Upper H 0 because the P-value is greater than alpha. [ANSWER, C]