Statistics (12th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Inferences Based on a Single Sample - Exercises 8.1 - 8.19 - Understanding the Principles - Page 360: 8.6

Answer

In hypothesis testing procedure, almost always the variable (B) is not known. Since we don't know the measure of reliability, it is important to sat that there is not adequate info. to reject H0, instead of accepting H0.

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This explanation above can be found in the chapter 8 reading.
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