Kim was comparing the scores of the 2022 freshman class at HCC to the freshman classes between the years 2010 -2019, which were prior to COVID. She conducts a statistical test and determines that the Calculated t value is -1.4; and the critical value for a two tail test with an alpha of .05, n=220 is 1.96.  Which statement below would be an appropriate decision based on her statistical analysis.    A.) the null hypothesis is true, there is a difference between population means. B.) the null hypothesis is true, there is no difference between population means. C.) the null hypothesis is

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Kim was comparing the scores of the 2022 freshman class at HCC to the freshman classes between the years 2010 -2019, which were prior to COVID. She conducts a statistical test and determines that the Calculated t value is -1.4; and the critical value for a two tail test with an alpha of .05, n=220 is 1.96.  Which statement below would be an appropriate decision based on her statistical analysis.   

A.) the null hypothesis is true, there is a difference between population means.
B.) the null hypothesis is true, there is no difference between population means.
C.) the null hypothesis is false, the samples are considered the same.
D.) 
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