In Testing the Mean of a Sample, Calculating a Positive

question 116

Multiple Choice

In testing the mean of a sample, calculating a positive value of the t-statistic (t) necessarily implies ______.

• A) the research hypothesis has been supported
• B) you have done your calculations correctly (without making a mistake)
• C) the value of the t-statistic falls in the region of rejection
• D) the sample mean is greater than the hypothesized population mean

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