A researcher conducts a one-tailed t-test of paired samples, using a pre-test and post-test to analyze the learning of a group of students after an instructional program is implemented. The level of significance is set to alpha = .05. The null hypothesis states that the means of the pre-test and post-test scores are equal, while the alternate hypothesis states that the mean of the post-test scores are greater than the mean of the pre-test scores. What is the result of the research if the t-test reveals a p-level of .12?

	A.	The research is inconclusive and the test should be repeated.
	B.	The null hypothesis is rejected since the p-level of .12 is greater than .05. The researcher concludes that the mean of the post-test scores is greater than the mean of the pre-test scores.
	C.	The null hypothesis is rejected since the p-level of .12 is greater than .05. The researcher concludes that the mean of the post-test scores is less than the mean of the pre-test scores.
	D.	The researcher does not reject the null hypothesis since the p-level of .12 is greater than .05. The researcher concludes that the means of the pre-test and post-test scores are equal.