For a Lower Tail Hypothesis Test with a Sample Size

question 38

Multiple Choice

For a lower tail hypothesis test with a sample size of 13 and a .10 level of significance, the critical value of the test statistic t is

• A) -1.356.
• B) -1.350.
• C) -1.782
• D) -1.771.

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