A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14 oz. Assuming that a hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.
A)There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz.
B)There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is less than 14 oz.
C)There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz.
D)There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean weight is less than 14 oz.

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Rejecting the null hypothesis means the data provides enough evidence to refute the company's claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz.

A Cereal Company Claims That the Mean Weight of the Cereal