It Is Possible to Directly Compare the Results of a Confidence

question 51

Multiple Choice

It is possible to directly compare the results of a confidence interval estimate to the results obtained by testing a null hypothesis if:

• A) a two-tail test for \(\mu\) is used.
• B) a one-tail test for \(\mu\) is used.
• C) a two-tail test for Is used.
• D) a one-tail test for Is used.

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