In Which of the Following Situations Would You Be Most

question 69

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations would you be most likely to set alpha at .10 rather than the traditional .05?

• A) Your target population is very small.
• B) You collect data from a large (rather than small) sample.
• C) You don't want to reject the null hypothesis.
• D) You want to use a directional alternative hypothesis.

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