Given the Average Outcomes for the Treated and Control Groups

question 9

Multiple Choice

Given the average outcomes for the treated and control groups, and their respective sample standard deviations how does the number of observations impact the p-value of a hypothesis test?

• A) Only increasing the number of treated will lower the p-value.
• B) Only increasing the number of control groups will lower the p-value.
• C) Only increasing the number of treated will raise the p-value.
• D) None of the answers is correct.

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