One rejects the null hypothesis only when the: a. sample mean is larger than the population mean. b. p value associated with the test statistic is greater than the p level chosen. c. p value associated with the test statistic is smaller than the p level chosen. d. sample mean is smaller than the population mean.

C. P Value associated with the test statistic is smaller than the p level chosen. 

If the P value is less than or equal to o, then the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis. The alternative hypothesis is also known as the research hypothesis. These are part of the significance levels of research based projects.