Provide an appropriate response.A criminal trial can be compared to a hypothesis test. The hypotheses are as follows: Null hypothesis: The defendant is innocent Alternative hypothesis: The defendant is guiltySuppose that in one trial, if convicted, the defendant will receive the death penalty. Do you think that a significance level of 0.05 or 0.01 is more appropriate in this case. Why?

A. 0.05. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
B. 0.01. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.
C. 0.01. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
D. 0.05. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.


Answer: C

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