Suppose That a Researcher Wants to Know If a New

question 27

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a researcher wants to know if a new flu drug affects people, either by making them better or worse. Would this be a one-tailed or two-tailed test and why?

• A)One-tailed because only one issue is discussed-the drug
• B)One-tailed because there is only one interaction, which is between the flu and the drug
• C)Two-tailed because there are two variables-whether or not people take the drug and how their flu is affected
• D)Two-tailed because there is no predicted direction of the effect of the drug

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