A study about the college aptitude of seniors at South City High School has resulted in a sample mean with a corresponding z-score of +1.89 . If the critical value for the region of rejection is what is the correct conclusion?
a. Since the z-value falls within the region of rejection, we should conclude this sample mean likely represents some other population.
b. Since the z-value does not fall within the region of rejection, we should not conclude this sample mean represents some other population.
c. Since the z-value falls within the region of rejection, we should not conclude this sample mean represents some other population.
d. Since the z-value does not fall within the region of rejection, we should conclude this sample mean likely represents some other population.
b
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