In Testing the Hypothesis H₀ $\mu$ =100 VsH₁ $\mu$ > 100,the P-Value Is Found to Be 0

question 97

Multiple Choice

In testing the hypothesis H₀: $\mu$ =100 vs.H₁: $\mu$ > 100,the p-value is found to be 0.074,and the sample mean is 105.Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The probability of observing a sample mean at least as large as 105 from a population whose mean is 100 is 0.074.
• B) The probability of observing a sample mean smaller than 105 from a population whose mean is 100 is 0.074.
• C) The probability that the population mean is larger than 100 is 0.074.
• D) None of these choices.

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Definitions:

Gate-Control Theory

The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological “gate” in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Critical Periods

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Sensory Adaptation

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Gate-Control Theory

A theory that suggests the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to continue on to the brain.