Which one of the following is not true about hypothesis tests?
A) Hypothesis tests are only valid when the sample is representative of the population for the question of interest.
B) Hypotheses are statements about the population represented by the samples.
C) Hypotheses are statements about the sample (or samples) from the population.
D) Conclusions are statements about the population represented by the samples.

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Hypotheses in statistical tests are statements about population parameters, not about the samples themselves. Samples are used to test these hypotheses, but the statements or claims made by hypotheses concern the population from which the samples are drawn.

Which One of the Following Is Not True About Hypothesis