Answer: C. There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean price of a single-family home has decreased decreased from its level two years ago of $299,300
Step-by-step explanation:
Simply speaking, the Alternative Hypothesis of any research is the one that agrees with the Researcher. In other words, it is the one that the Researcher AIMS to PROVE. In this scenario, that would be that the real estate broker believes that because of the recent credit crunch, the mean price has decreased since 2 years ago.
The Null Hypothesis on the other hand is what the research AIMS to DISPROVE. It is usually rejected if there is sufficient evidence to support the Alternative Hypothesis.
In this scenario, the Null Hypothesis was NOT REJECTED which means that sufficient evidence DID NOT EXIST to accept the the Real Estate Broker's claims hence Option C is correct.