Gun rights vs. gun control:In a December 2014 report, "For the first timein more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, there is more support for gun rights thangun control." According to a Pew Research survey, 52% of Americans say that protecting gun rights ismore important than controlling gun ownership. Gun control advocates in an urban city believe thatthe percentage is lower among city residents and conduct a survey.

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. They calculate a Pvalue of 0.078.Using asignificance level of 0.05, which of the following is the best explanation for how to use the Pvalue toreach a conclusion in this case?

Group of answer choices

Since the Pvalue is greater than the significance level, we reject the null hypothesis.

Since the Pvalue is greater than the significance level, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.

Since the Pvalue is greater than the significance level, we accept the null hypothesis.