A Researcher Examined the Relationship Between Gender and Attitudes Toward

A researcher examined the relationship between gender and attitudes toward drinking alcohol.The researcher obtained the following data:
Compared to a critical value of 2.0,the decision should be to _____ because the observed value is _____ than the critical value.

A) Reject the null hypothesis;lower
B) Do not reject the null hypothesis;lower
C) Reject the null hypothesis;higher
D) Do not reject the null hypothesis;higher