1. The hypothesis-testing procedure can provide evidence against the __________. a. null hypothesis b. alternative hypothesis c. distribution of sample means standard error 2. The possible decision(s)...

1. The hypothesis-testing procedure can provide evidence against the __________.

a. null hypothesis

b. alternative hypothesis

c. distribution of sample means standard error

2. The possible decision(s) in Step 5 of the hypothesis-testing procedure are to __________.

a. reject the null hypothesis

b. accept the null hypothesis

c. retain the null hypothesis

d. only (a) and (b)

e. only (a) and (c)