In Doing the Statistical Test in Analysis of Variance Problem

question 11

Multiple Choice

In doing the statistical test in analysis of variance problem, you accept the null hypothesis while testing with n alpha = .01.You were later told that you should have tested the null hypothesis with alpha = .05.You should

• A)change nothing since the outcome is the same
• B)re-test since the results might change
• C)accept the null hypothesis since the result is just the opposite with alpha = .05
• D)consider taking a larger sample size to decrease alpha
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that proposes a significant difference, effect, or relationship exists in the population, opposing the null hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A statistic whose calculated value is used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in a hypothesis test.

Population Distribution

The distribution of a characteristic within an entire population, described by parameters such as mean, variance, and standard deviation.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between two variables, often used as a default hypothesis in testing.