A garden supplier claims that its new variety of giant tomato produces fruit with an mean weight of 42 ounces. A test is made of $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 42$ versus $H _ { 1 } : \mu \neq 42$. The null hypothesis is rejected. State the appropriate conclusion.
A) The mean weight is equal to 42 ounces.
B) There is not enough evidence to conclude that the mean weight differs from 42 ounces.
C) There is not enough evidence to conclude that the mean weight is 42 ounces.
D) The mean weight is not equal to 42 ounces.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Rejecting the null hypothesis $H_0 : \mu = 42$ in favor of the alternative hypothesis $H_1 : \mu \neq 42$ means the data provides sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean weight is not equal to 42 ounces.

A Garden Supplier Claims That Its New Variety of Giant H0:μ=42H _ { 0 } : \mu = 42H0​:μ=42

A Garden Supplier Claims That Its New Variety of Giant $H _ { 0 } : \mu = 42$