A researcher is testing a null hypothesis stating that for the general population there is no preference between the two leading brands of cola. In a sample of n = 100 people, 35 preferred brand A and 65 preferred brand B. Assuming that the researcher uses a two-tailed test, what is the appropriate statistical decision?

A) ?Reject the null hypothesis with ? = .05 but not with ? = .01.
B) ?Reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01.
C) ?Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01.
D) ?No decision is possible without additional information.


B

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