Verbs that precede the original claim when...

	Use this table to find *verbs that precede the original claim in the wording of your final conclusion* when the original claim contains...
	symbols: equal (=) equal or greater than (≥) equal or less than (≤) or phrases: at least at most n or more n or less	symbols: not equal (≠) greater than (>) less than (<) or phrases: not equal greater than less than fewer than more than larger than smaller than
AND the statistical analysis REJECTs the null hypothesis.	reject refute contest challenge dispute question oppose rebut counter deny disagree with doubt call into question	support sustain uphold confirm verify corroborate demonstrate substantiate validate
AND the statistical analysis FAILs TO REJECT the null hypothesis.	cannot reject cannot refute cannot contest cannot challenge cannot dispute cannot question cannot oppose cannot rebut cannot counter cannot deny cannot disagree with cannot doubt cannot call into question	cannot support cannot sustain cannot uphold cannot confirm cannot verify cannot corroborate cannot demonstrate cannot substantiate cannot validate