Writing Statistics ConclusionsOnline version The activity is designed to help students correctly word conclusions to a hypothesis test given the claim and the outcome of the test. by Deanne Williams 1 Scenario 1 2 Scenario 2 3 Scenario 3 4 Senario 4 Scenario 1: Test the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is less than 0.4. Scenario 1: Reject the null hypothesis. Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the proportion of cat owners is less than 0.4. Scenario 2: Test the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is less than 0.4. Conclusion: There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is less than 0.4 Scenario 2: Fail to reject the null hypothesis. Scenario 3: Test the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is 0.4. Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is 0.4. Scenario 3: Reject the null hypothesis. Scenario 4: Test the claim that the proportion of cat owners in the United States is 0.4. Conclusion: There is not sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that the proportion of cat owners is 0.4. Scenario 4: Fail to reject the null hypothesis.