All of the Following Increase the Magnitude of the T

question 40

Multiple Choice

All of the following increase the magnitude of the t statistic and/or the likelihood of rejecting H₀ EXCEPT

• A) a greater difference between the sample mean and the population mean.
• B) an increase in sample size.
• C) a decrease in sample variance.
• D) a smaller significance level ( a ).

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