We have created a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion with the result (0.10, 0.15). What conclusion will we make if we test H0: p = 0.16 versus HA: p ≠ 0.16 at α = 0.05?
A) Reject the null hypothesis.
B) Accept the null hypothesis.
C) Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
D) Reject the alternative hypothesis.
E) Support the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis.

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Since the value 0.16 is not within the 95% confidence interval (0.10, 0.15), we reject the null hypothesis that the true proportion is 0.16.

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