True or False: A sample is used to obtain a 95% confidence interval for the mean of a population.
The confidence interval goes from 15 to 19.If the same sample had been used to test the null
hypothesis that the mean of the population is equal to 20 versus the alternative hypothesis that the
mean of the population differs from 20, the null hypothesis could be accepted at a level of
significance of 0.01.

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A 95% confidence interval of 15 to 19 does not include 20, so the null hypothesis that the mean is 20 would be rejected at any common significance level, including 0.01.

True or False: a Sample Is Used to Obtain a 95