Make Conclusions About the Hypotheses

Multiple Choice

Make conclusions about the hypotheses.
-A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities. Top management is
Interested in fostering good relations with their new local community and has encouraged
Their professional employees to engage in local service activities. They believe that the
Firm's professionals volunteer an average of more than 15 hours per month. If this is not
The case, they will institute an incentive program to increase community involvement. A
Random sample of 24 professionals yields a mean of 16.6 hours and a standard deviation
Of 2.22 hours. The P-value associated with the resulting test statistic is 0.0009. At α = 0.05, which of the following is the correct conclusion?

A) We reject the null hypothesis.
B) We fail to reject the null hypothesis.
C) The firm shouldn't need to institute an incentive program because the evidence indicates that professional employees volunteer an average of more than 15 hours per
Month in their local community.
D) Both A and C
E) Both B and C