1) "significantly higher" mean
option B)
2)
what course of action
option B) as p-value < alpha, we reject the null hypothesis
4)
p-value is 0.040, what can we conclude
option C) as p-value < alpha
5)
what does p-value = 0.040 mean
option C)
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