Justifying a Claim Based on a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A 95% two-sample CI for p₁ − p₂ is (−0.04, 0.16). Test H₀: p₁ = p₂ vs Hₐ: p₁ ≠ p₂ at α = 0.05.

0 −0.04 0.16

What is the conclusion (approximate)?

  • A

    Reject H₀ at α = 0.10 only.

  • B

    Cannot conclude without more data.

  • C

    Fail to reject H₀ (since 0 is in the CI).

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  • D

    Reject H₀ (since the CI includes 0).

Explanation

Since 0 lies in the 95% CI, the difference is plausibly zero; fail to reject H₀ at α = 0.05.

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