Dr.Katapar studies the relationship between exercise and happiness.He poses a null hypothesis,"Exercise does not influence happiness." He hopes to
A)prove the hypothesis.
B)explore the hypothesis as a thought experiment.
C)reject the hypothesis.
D)use this unlikely hypothesis to generate ideas for additional studies.

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Dr. Katapar poses a null hypothesis to test, and the goal of hypothesis testing is to reject the null hypothesis when the evidence suggests otherwise. Therefore, the best choice is to reject the hypothesis if the evidence provides sufficient support for a relationship between exercise and happiness.

DrKatapar Studies the Relationship Between Exercise and Happiness