If a hypothesis test is performed and the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis, does the test prove that the alternative hypothesis is correct? Explain

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

The test proves the alternative hypothesis correct, because once the null hypothesis is rejected, the only possibility that remains is for the alternative hypothesis to be true.

B.

The test does not prove the alternative hypothesis correct, because of the possibility of rejecting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is true.

C.

The test does not prove the alternative hypothesis correct, because only one test was done, and it takes at leasthypothesis tests to prove a claim about a population parameter.

D.

The test proves the alternative hypothesis correct, because it shows that all the evidence suggests that the alternative hypothesis is true.