The Behavioral Sciences Typically Use Alpha of 0

question 132

Multiple Choice

The behavioral sciences typically use alpha of 0.05.How do they represent this value and what does it mean?

• A) A p value, which means scores in the most extreme 2.5 percent on either end of the distribution, will be evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
• B) A p value, which means scores 5 percent on either side of the mean, will be evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
• C) A z statistic, which means scores in the most extreme 2.5 percent on either end of the distribution, will be evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
• D) A z statistic, which means scores 5 percent on either side of the mean, will be evidence to reject the null hypothesis.

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