The National Center for Education Statistics Would Like to Test

Multiple Choice

The National Center for Education Statistics would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women equals 0.60. A random sample of 140 college graduates with Bachelor degrees found that 75 were women. The National Center for Education Statistics would like to set α = 0.10. Which one of the following statements is true?

A) Because the p-value is less than α, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women does not equal 0.60.
B) Because the p-value is greater than α, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women does not equal 0.60.
C) Because the p-value is less than α, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women does not equal 0.60.
D) Because the p-value is greater than α, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the proportion of Bachelor's degrees that were earned by women equals 0.60.