Question

use the wording of final conclusion flow chart interactive to answer the following question. when testing the claim that the mean weight of african elephants is greater than 2000 kg, the null hypothesis is rejected. what is the correct wording of the final conclusion? choose the correct answer below. a. there is sufficient evidence to reject the claim that the mean weight of african elephants is greater than 2000 kg. b. there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean weight of african elephants is greater than 2000 kg. c. there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean weight of african elephants is greater than 2000 kg. d. there is not sufficient evidence to reject the claim that the mean weight of african elephants is greater than 2000 kg.

Explanation:

When the null hypothesis is rejected in a hypothesis - testing scenario where the claim is the alternative hypothesis (in this case, the claim is \(H_1:\mu> 2000\) kg, and the null hypothesis \(H_0:\mu\leq2000\) kg), it means that there is enough evidence to support the alternative hypothesis.

Answer:

B. There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean weight of African elephants is greater than 2000 kg.