By convention, we often reject the null hypothesis if the probability of our result, given that the null hypothesis were true, is
A) greater than .95.
B) less than .05.
C) greater than .05.
D) either b or c

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The convention in hypothesis testing is to reject the null hypothesis if the probability of observing the data, assuming the null hypothesis is true (p-value), is less than 0.05. This threshold is chosen to limit the Type I error rate.

By Convention, We Often Reject the Null Hypothesis If the Probability