According to the Steps of Hypothesis Testing Provided in Your

question 36

Multiple Choice

According to the steps of hypothesis testing provided in your text, if you are using an independent samples t test, which of the following describes your procedure:

• A) State your null and alternative hypotheses, determine the degrees of freedom, calculate your t test score, reject the null hypothesis if the p value is greater than the significance/alpha level. _____
• B) Calculate your t test score, determine the degrees of freedom, run the statistical program and get the p value, reject the null hypothesis if the p is greater than the alpha level. _____
• C) Select your significance level, determine the degrees of freedom, calculate your t test score, get the critical t value, reject the null hypothesis if the calculated t value is less than the critical t value. _____
• D) State the null and the alternative hypotheses; set the alpha level; conduct the statistical test and obtain the p value based on your empirical data; compare your p value to the alpha level and make a decision 1. reject the null versus 2. fail to reject the null); last, interpret findings. .

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