It Is Possible to Directly Compare the Results of a Confidence

question 76

Multiple Choice

It is possible to directly compare the results of a confidence interval estimate to the results obtained by testing a null hypothesis if

• A)a two-tail test for μ is used.
• B)a one-tail test for μ is used.
• C)Both of the previous statements are true.
• D)None of the previous statements is true.

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