When Testing H₀ : µ₁ - µ₂ ? 0 Versus

question 155

Multiple Choice

When testing H₀ : µ₁ - µ₂ ? 0 versus H₁ : µ₁ - µ₂ > 0, the observed value of the Z-score was found to be - 2.13. The p-value for this test would be

• A) 0.0166.
• B) 0.9834.
• C) 0.0332.
• D) 0.9668.

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