In Testing the Mean of a Sample, the Sample Mean

question 31

Multiple Choice

In testing the mean of a sample, the sample mean is transformed into a t-statistic in order to ______.

• A) determine the critical values
• B) prove our research hypotheses
• C) determine whether the alternative hypothesis (H₁) should be one-tailed or two-tailed
• D) determine the probability of obtaining the value of the sample mean

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