For a One-Tailed Test, the Critical Value

question 13

Multiple Choice

For a one-tailed test, the critical value:

• A)divides the sampling distribution into three parts.
• B)is the number of standard errors away from the sample mean.
• C)helps determine if the test statistic falls in the rejection region or not.
• D)fails to reject the null hypothesis if the value exceeds the test statistic.

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