I an Alternate Hypothesis Is a Statement About a Population

question 19

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) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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