What Does the Researcher Usually Hope to Do in Hypothesis

question 127

Multiple Choice

What does the researcher usually hope to do in hypothesis testing?

• A) Retain the null hypothesis
• B) Reject the null hypothesis
• C) The researcher usually does not care which hypothesis is supported
• D) The researcher hopes not to obtain statistical significance

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