An Intern Is Working on Survey Data for a Political

question 39

Multiple Choice

An intern is working on survey data for a political candidate who wishes to statistically disprove a claim his opponent made.Halfway through the analysis, the intern changes from a "not equal" to a "greater than" alternative hypothesis.What effect does this have on the results?

• A) None whatsoever
• B) It doubles the rejection area, making it more likely that the opponent's statement will be proved "false."
• C) It moves the rejection area to the right of the distribution curve.
• D) It makes it harder to find the opponent's statement "false."

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