Suppose you compute a 95% confidence interval for the sample average to be [12.88, 18.12], where the sample is very large. Knowing only this, would you reject the null that the sample average equals 20 against the two-sided alternative that it does not equal 20 at the 1% significance level? Yes No O Maybe it depends on the value of the sample average O Not enough information provided

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Suppose you compute a 95% confidence interval for the sample average to be [12.88, 18.12],
where the sample is very large. Knowing only this, would you reject the null that the sample
average equals 20 against the two-sided alternative that it does not equal 20 at the 1% significance
level?
Yes
No
O Maybe it depends on the value of the sample average
O Not enough information provided
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you compute a 95% confidence interval for the sample average to be [12.88, 18.12], where the sample is very large. Knowing only this, would you reject the null that the sample average equals 20 against the two-sided alternative that it does not equal 20 at the 1% significance level? Yes No O Maybe it depends on the value of the sample average O Not enough information provided
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