A Paired-Samples T Test Results in the Following Statistic: T(6)

question 35

Multiple Choice

A paired-samples t test results in the following statistic: t(6) = 2.41.Using this test result, what decision should be made about a two-tailed hypothesis test at p = 0.05?

• A) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the mean difference is greater than expected.
• B) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude a strong effect size.
• C) Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the sample size is too low to achieve statistical power.
• D) Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the test statistic does not exceed the critical cutoff.

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