Samples of Republicans and Democrats have been tested for their level of support for a new immigration policy. The test statistic is 0.54 and the critical region begins at ± 1.96. What may we conclude?
A) the difference is significant, there are differences between the parties on this issue
B) the difference is significant, the parties are the same on this issue
C) the difference is not significant
D) the difference is not significant and a Type I error has occurred

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The test statistic of 0.54 is not greater than the critical value of 1.96 or less than -1.96, so we fail to reject the null hypothesis. This means that we do not have enough evidence to suggest that there is a significant difference in the level of support for the new immigration policy between Republicans and Democrats.

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