I an Alternate Hypothesis Is a Statement About a Population

question 50

Multiple Choice

i. An alternate hypothesis is a statement about a population parameter that is accepted when the null hypothesis is rejected.
Ii) The level of significance is the risk we assume of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.
Iii) The researcher must decide on the level of significance before formulating a decision rule and collecting sample data.

• A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements
• B) (i) is a correct statement but not (ii) or (iii).
• C) (i) and, (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (i) and, (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• E) All statements are false

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Definitions:

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