You have created a 95% confidence interval for μ with the result 10 ≤ μ ≤ 15. What decision will you make if you test H₀: μ = 16 versus H₁: μ ≠ 16 at α = 0.05?
A) Reject H₀ in favor of H₁.
B) Do not reject H₀ in favor of H₁.
C) Fail to reject H₀ in favor of H₁.
D) We cannot tell what our decision will be from the information given.

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The value 16 is not within the 95% confidence interval (10 to 15), so we reject H₀ at the 0.05 significance level.

You Have Created a 95% Confidence Interval for μ with the Result